Lyme Disease

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What are Ticks?

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Ticks are arachnids, which means they are a lot like spiders and scorpions.  You may have seen those pea-sized brown dog ticks on your pets, but a lot of ticks are very tiny (about the size of a freckle), so small you might not notice one crawling on you!

An adult tick crawling on a finger.  (Source: ALDF) 

Young ticks are about the size of a period at the end of sentence.

What are Ticks?
What’s the Big Deal?
How do I Avoid Ticks?
What if a Tick Bites Me?
What is Lyme Disease?
Learn More About Lyme Disease

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