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If you spend time outdoors or have pets that go outdoors, you need to beware of ticks. Ticks are small bloodsucking parasites. Many species transmit diseases to animals and people. Some of the diseases you can get from a tick bite are Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia.
Some ticks are so small that they can be difficult to see. Ticks may get on you if you walk through areas where they live, such as tall grass, leaf litter or shrubs.
Tick-borne diseases occur worldwide, including in your own backyard. To help protect yourself and your family, you should

Use a chemical repellent with DEET, permethrin or picaridin
Wear light-colored protective clothing
Tuck pant legs into socks
Avoid tick-infested areas
Check yourself, your children and your pets daily for ticks and carefully remove any ticks you find

Illustration of male and female deer ticks

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Tickborne Diseases(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

Overviews
- Ticks(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Latest News
- Midwest Ticks Show Signs of 'Heartland Virus'(07/22/2013, HealthDay)
- Tick-Borne Illness Babesiosis a Hazard for Seniors: FDA(07/02/2013, HealthDay)
- New Tick-Borne Illness May Be Misdiagnosed(07/01/2013, HealthDay)
- Protect Yourself against Tick-Borne Disease(06/26/2013, Food and Drug Administration)
- More News on Tick Bites
Diagnosis/Symptoms
- Symptoms of Tickborne Illness(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Treatment
- Tick Bites, First Aid(Logical Images)
- Tick Removal(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Prevention/Screening
- DEET, Showers, and Tick Checks Can Stop Ticks(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Specific Conditions
- Anaplasmosis(American Lyme Disease Foundation)
- Babesiosis(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Babesiosis(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Colorado Tick Fever(American Lyme Disease Foundation)
- Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Powassan (POW) Virus Basics(Minnesota Department of Health)
- Q Fever(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Rickettsial (Spotted & Typhus Fevers) and Related Infections (Anaplasmosis & Ehrlichiosis)(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
- Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tick Paralysis(American Lyme Disease Foundation)
- Tick-Borne Encephalitis(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever(American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Also available in Spanish
- Tularemia(National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)
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Related Issues
- Outdoor Workers and Tick-Borne Diseases(National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)
- Ticks: Geographic Distribution(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Clinical Trials
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Babesiosis(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tick-Borne Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Tularemia(National Institutes of Health)
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Q Fever(National Institutes of Health)
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Research
- Taking the Bite Out of Vector-Borne Diseases(National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
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Journal Articles
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Organizations
- American Lyme Disease Foundation
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Also available in Spanish
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Statistics
- Anaplasmosis: Statistics(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Ehrlichiosis: Statistics and Epidemiology(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: Statistics(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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MedlinePlus Magazine
Children
- Hey! A Tick Bit Me!(Nemours Foundation)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (for Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Tick Bites(for Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Tick Removal: A Step-by-Step Guide (for Parents)(Nemours Foundation)
- Tick Tactics(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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Patient Handouts
- Colorado tick fever
- Also available in Spanish
- Ehrlichiosis
- Also available in Spanish
- Relapsing fever
- Also available in Spanish
- Rocky Mountain spotted fever
- Also available in Spanish
- Tick bite
- Also available in Spanish
- Tick paralysis
- Also available in Spanish
- Tick removal
- Also available in Spanish
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