Tick Season Prompts Warning From DuPage County Health Department
DUPAGE COUNTY — The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) recently shared tips on how to stay safe during tick season. From April to September, tick activity increases, DCHD said in a news release. Tick bites can cause Lyme Disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other ailments. DCHD recommends the following: Check yourself, children and pets for ticks daily if outdoors Check underarms, bellybuttons, between legs, behind knees and at your hairline Remove ticks promptly if you find themTo remove a tick, DCHD recommends the following: Use clean tweezers Grab the tick close to the surface of your skin Use even pressure and pull upward Use rubbing alcohol to clean tweezers Use rubbing alcohol or water and soap to clean tick wound. DCHD urges that you should not crush a tick. Rather, they suggest disposing of the tick by: Putting the tick in alcohol or a sealed container or bagTightly wrapping the tick in tape Flushing the tick down a toilet If you've been bitten by a tick and get a fever or a rash, contact a doctor as soon as possible, The article Tick Season Prompts Warning From DuPage County Health Department appeared first on Wheaton, IL Patch.
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