There is a lot of conversations about all of the risks and symptoms of Lyme Disease, but the most important thing you can do by far is to inspect yourself and your children after being in wooded areas.
Finding and removing ticks are important, because even if your child or yourself is bitten by a tick, the risk of the bacteria causing and infection is very low within the first 24 hours, and even up to 48 hours if the tick is removed. Only when the tick is able to feed for a long time, more than a few days does the transmittance rate jump up.
Inspecting is also important because of the rash. The rash is the biggest clue you can give a doctor to get a correct diagnosis early. If the rash comes and goes and you never see it, the rest of the symptoms of lyme disease occur in dozens of other diseases and it will take doctors a long time to figure out Lyme Disease. You need to observe, and then report the rash.
Both the prevention of the disease by early removal of the tick, and later the diagnosis of the disease involve you checking your children very closely after they have been in wooded areas.
Finding and removing ticks are important, because even if your child or yourself is bitten by a tick, the risk of the bacteria causing and infection is very low within the first 24 hours, and even up to 48 hours if the tick is removed. Only when the tick is able to feed for a long time, more than a few days does the transmittance rate jump up.
Inspecting is also important because of the rash. The rash is the biggest clue you can give a doctor to get a correct diagnosis early. If the rash comes and goes and you never see it, the rest of the symptoms of lyme disease occur in dozens of other diseases and it will take doctors a long time to figure out Lyme Disease. You need to observe, and then report the rash.
Both the prevention of the disease by early removal of the tick, and later the diagnosis of the disease involve you checking your children very closely after they have been in wooded areas.