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WebMD: How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

A panel of experts weigh in on how to prevent ticks.

WebMD: How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

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July 1, 2025
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WebMD: How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

WebMD: How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

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How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

Growing up in the rural Midwest, I had a tick routine after walking in the woods: Shower, scrub my scalp, and feel for ticks. Pluck any I found — a regular occurrence — with tweezers. No problem and no symptoms.

But how do tick experts — people who know where ticks are and how they spread, and employ the latest strategies — handle this growing scourge?

After all, ticks are everywhere. In certain regions, if you’re bitten by a tick, there’s a good chance it’s carrying Lyme. A Dartmouth study found that half of black-legged ticks and a quarter of nymphal black-legged ticks in the Northeast tested positive for the disease over three decades of data.

Continue reading to learn more aout preventing tick bites, written by Kristin Canning.

WebMD: How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

Growing up in the rural Midwest, I had a tick routine after walking in the woods: Shower, scrub my scalp, and feel for ticks. Pluck any I found — a regular occurrence — with tweezers. No problem and no symptoms.

But how do tick experts — people who know where ticks are and how they spread, and employ the latest strategies — handle this growing scourge?

After all, ticks are everywhere. In certain regions, if you’re bitten by a tick, there’s a good chance it’s carrying Lyme. A Dartmouth study found that half of black-legged ticks and a quarter of nymphal black-legged ticks in the Northeast tested positive for the disease over three decades of data.

Continue reading to learn more aout preventing tick bites, written by Kristin Canning.

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Kristin Canning
Kristin Canning is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience, serving as the former features director at Women's Health Magazine, and holding prior editor positions at Health, SELF, and Men's Health.
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WebMD: How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

How Tick Experts Protect Themselves Against Ticks

Growing up in the rural Midwest, I had a tick routine after walking in the woods: Shower, scrub my scalp, and feel for ticks. Pluck any I found — a regular occurrence — with tweezers. No problem and no symptoms.

But how do tick experts — people who know where ticks are and how they spread, and employ the latest strategies — handle this growing scourge?

After all, ticks are everywhere. In certain regions, if you’re bitten by a tick, there’s a good chance it’s carrying Lyme. A Dartmouth study found that half of black-legged ticks and a quarter of nymphal black-legged ticks in the Northeast tested positive for the disease over three decades of data.

Continue reading to learn more aout preventing tick bites, written by Kristin Canning.

Miniatura da fotografia Autor do blogue
Freelance Writer
Kristin Canning
Kristin Canning is a freelance journalist with over a decade of experience, serving as the former features director at Women's Health Magazine, and holding prior editor positions at Health, SELF, and Men's Health.
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