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cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics · 4 months ago

Tick spreading throughout Pa. found to carry pathogen

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Tick spreading throughout Pa. found to carry pathogen

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cm0002@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics · 4 months ago
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A tick that's rapidly spreading through Pennsylvania and elsewhere was found to carry a potentially dangerous bacterium.
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    Permethrin treatment for clothes is probably the best option. It incapacitates ticks and prevents biting.

    Couple that with picaridin and/or deet for extreme scenarios.

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