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Avoid tick habitat , especially areas with long grass , lots of brush or leaf litter . Stay in the center of hiking and biking trails . Don ’ t sit on fallen logs .
Use PERMETHRIN on your clothing boots and gear , not on your skin .

Use 20 % PICARIDIN or 30 % of DEET on your skin .

Thoroughly CHECK yourself , children and your animals for ticks .
LYME DISEASE QUICK FACTS
EARLY RASH FEVER SWEATS CHILLS
BOTH
FATIGUE
HEADACHE
JOINT & MUSCLE
PAIN
SLEEP PROBLEMS
CHRONIC
DEPRESSION
BRAIN FOG
NEUROPATHY
HEART ISSUES

476,000

ESTIMATED ANNUAL CASES OF LYME DISEASE IN U . S .
That ’ s more than Hepatitis , HIV , Colon Cancer or Breast Cancer .

1 TICK Borreliosis

Babesiosis
MANY DISEASES

$ 24K

ESTIMATED ANNUAL COST PER PATIENT WITH CHRONIC LYME
• Borreliosis
Anaplasmosis
• Anaplasmosis
Bartonella
•
Powassan
Babesiosis
Virus
• Bartonella
• Powassan Virus
• Lyme Disease

For more information visit the Minnesota Lyme Association at mnlyme . org

Funding provided by an educational support grant from Lyme Disease Association , Inc .
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