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Preventing lyme & other tick-borne diseases

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2020]Description: 191 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 9781635862096
  • 1635862094
Other title:
  • Preventing lyme and other tick-borne diseases
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Online version:: Preventing lyme & other tick-borne diseasesDDC classification:
  • 614.5/746 23
LOC classification:
  • RA644.L94 C44 2020
Summary: Foreword / by Richard Horowitz, MD -- Introduction -- Ticks -- Lyme and tick-borne diseases -- Tick control and tick bite prevention -- Herbal prophylaxis for lyme and tick-borne disease -- After a tick bite: what to do -- Acute tick-borne disease treatment -- Looking ahead.Summary: "Alexis Chesney offers a comprehensive strategy for reducing exposure to disease-causing organisms and boosting the effectiveness of standard treatment protocols"--Summary: Disease-carrying ticks are found in all 50 states in the U.S. Defending your family's health against tick-borne infections requires a proactive approach. Chesney offers a comprehensive strategy for reducing exposure to disease-causing organisms and boosting the effectiveness of standard treatment protocols. He provides strategies for preventing tick bites; shares the six steps you need to take after you're bitten; and tells you how to create your own tick-bite preparedness kit. He explains the symptoms, testing, and treatment of tick-borne diseases, and provides a color visual guide for identifying the ticks and rashes. -- adapted from back cover
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NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 614.5 CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 34480000573240

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword / by Richard Horowitz, MD -- Introduction -- Ticks -- Lyme and tick-borne diseases -- Tick control and tick bite prevention -- Herbal prophylaxis for lyme and tick-borne disease -- After a tick bite: what to do -- Acute tick-borne disease treatment -- Looking ahead.

"Alexis Chesney offers a comprehensive strategy for reducing exposure to disease-causing organisms and boosting the effectiveness of standard treatment protocols"--

Disease-carrying ticks are found in all 50 states in the U.S. Defending your family's health against tick-borne infections requires a proactive approach. Chesney offers a comprehensive strategy for reducing exposure to disease-causing organisms and boosting the effectiveness of standard treatment protocols. He provides strategies for preventing tick bites; shares the six steps you need to take after you're bitten; and tells you how to create your own tick-bite preparedness kit. He explains the symptoms, testing, and treatment of tick-borne diseases, and provides a color visual guide for identifying the ticks and rashes. -- adapted from back cover

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