Getting under your skin

There are about 300 varieties of ticks in the world but only deer and western black-legged ticks transmit Lyme disease. The best way to prevent ticks from latching on is to wear long pants and sleeves, light-colored clothing and use bug spray containing DEET.

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Published inBackpacker Vol. 24; no. 3; p. 30
Main Author Hamilton, William P
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boulder Active Interest Media 01.04.1996
Outside Interactive, Inc
Subjects
Arachnids
Control
Disease
Health aspects
Lyme disease
Outdoor recreation
Outdoors
Parasites
Prevention
Ticks
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Summary:There are about 300 varieties of ticks in the world but only deer and western black-legged ticks transmit Lyme disease. The best way to prevent ticks from latching on is to wear long pants and sleeves, light-colored clothing and use bug spray containing DEET.
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