Mona Chalabi Instagram – A little guide to help you through tick season…
Lyme disease cases have more than doubled over the past 30 years. Before you get too stressed out by that increase, some of it is just down to better public knowledge about Lyme disease and doctors getting better at diagnosing it (although it’s still too hard for a lot of people to have their symptoms taken seriously, especially women and people of color). The CDC has a really good list of advice for people in tick heavy states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania) like using 0.5% permethrin and checking your body for ticks when you get home.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The seasonality chart is based on data from 2008 to 2021 #lymedisease | Posted on 02/Aug/2023 22:55:22