5 Tips to Prevent Tick Bites and Getting Lyme Disease | Johns Hopkins Medicine

[@PickleAllergy]

One of those little buggers got me 2 yrs ago. Left me with the gifts of Synkinesis, joint pain, floaters in my eyes,hearing issues, intermittent memory issues, intermittent double vision, dry eye and over sensitivity to noise. Protect yourself people, seriously.\

[@ricklynch8620]

I had a tick bite in 2009. I contracted ehrlickiosis (sp?) and it just about killed me. Thought I had the flu but an old doctor in a walk in clinic told my wife to take me to the ER immediately. Probably saved my life. Woke up 5 days later in the intensive care unit. Organs were shutting down. 17 people in TN got that disease that year. 7 died. I fully recovered. Was very lucky. I use permethrin on shoes and boots now. Screw environmentalists who say that’s not the right thing to do….talk to me after you’ve almost died from a tick bite…..

[@CarolAnneChapman]

Very helpful advice. I wish I knew this before I got Lyme disease. Thanks.

[@shawn2789]

When did you find out and how did you come go the conclusion you needed to be tested? I'm curious because my doctor wont test for it because I never got the rash from the bits. I was covered in ticks two years ago and my health has been going downhill for about the same time.

[@solo_official-ready]

How did you get tested? Sorry you have to deal with this.

[@CarolAnneChapman]

@@shawn2789 I'm sad you're going through a rough time. I didn't get tested. I went to my doctor. Fortunately, my doctor dealt with my symptoms, which were that I was shaking, chilled, dry heaving, and extremely itchy inside and outside on my skin. I felt as if I was dying and almost went to the ER. Since the symptoms started within one hour of my noticing the tick bite, he assumed it had something to do with the tick. Also, once I pulled off the tiny tick (only about the size of a pepper grain, what they call a "seed tick"), I gradually began to feel better, but never back to how I'd felt before the bite. Because I felt better, I didn't go to the ER. My doctor told me I should have gone to the ER immediately. I wish I had, because, evidently, if you get the medicine within, I think, 24 hours or maybe 48 hours, of the tick bite, you won't get permanently sick at all. As it was, I didn't see him until 10 days later. By then I had the virus in my system. Fortunately, a number of weeks of the antibiotic got me feeling almost back to my old self. My son tells me that a friend of his who works outdoors automatically goes to the ER if he gets ticks on him. As I said, I wish I had. Evidently, the blacklegged tick carries 16 "tick transmitted human pathogens," not only "Lyme Disease."

[@williambradfordbaldwin4386]

Thank you for a very thorough covering of topics on this subject! I try to educate anyone I come in contact with about ticks and how to avoid and learn and deal with them. I hand out Tick ID cards from the NYS Health Dept., and show them my tick removal tool and where to get them! Thanks again!

[@chrisbronson5341]

Me.. I try to educate as many people I can about the clap .

[@njgrplr2007]

In the Spring, nymph stage ticks get dropped in the leaf litter and will usually look to attach to mice or chipmunks. It's at that time when black legged/deer ticks usually ingest Lyme's disease. So it is very important to spray your shoes with permethrin at that time as well.

[@williambradfordbaldwin4386]

Ticks can get inside a pant leg and crawl to parts unknown, believe me I know! :) And they can be found in short grass as well. Once they fall off the animal after being engorged they can be anywhere including inside your house, if you have dogs be especially alert!

[@jixxxxer17]

Ticks have gotten so bad in rural Ma. I had a tick on me in February, yes February, we had a warm day and the ticks were already out. I recently had 3 ticks dug into my skin in less than 3 days. What I have found to work pretty good is wearing knee high, full rubber boots with my pants tucked inside the boots, then I spray Deep woods off on the outer boots. this works pretty good , the boots are hot and uncomfortable but they do work pretty good. I hope this helps someone. Peace !

[@chicksgrowtoo]

Does the spray ruin your boots?

[@jixxxxer17]

@@chicksgrowtoo So far no but i have only sprayed them about 10 times so the jury is still out. last Summer was so hot and dry I think that killed off a bunch of the tick population so far have not even seen one tick, i hope I'm correct about the hot, dry weather but time will tell, Peace !

[@BJ-bc7sl]

Long sleeved/legged clothing isn’t enough. The tick crawled under my long sleeve high collared shirt and embedded in my chest.

[@jixxxxer17]

@@BJ-bc7sl yeah you are right and to me long sleeves/legged clothing might even give the ticks more cover to roam without being seen right away i've been spraying my socks and sneakers with OFF and just wearing shorts I have spotted a few going up my leg had I had legged clothing never would have seen them. I think i have pulled off 6 - 7 this years so far, growing up in the 70's I don't remember pulling off one tick the whole summer, they use to do areal spraying back them really knocked them down , but no more spraying these days

[@oldandintheway9805]

Unlike dog ticks, deer ticks do not hibernate during the winter. They stay active year round. The only thing that stops them in snow. You will not pick them up when snow is on the ground. I have picked up deer ticks in February at 20 degrees F.

[@bibigreen6533]

"When you're hiking, stay on the path." Well that's not hiking in my book.

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Technically, in the UK at least, off the path means your rambling, not hiking.

[@bobsmith-ud9xi]

well someone has to cut new trails

[@walfredcarlson2137]

I actually heard & believe ticks will actually realize where host travel frequently,(like paths), and migrate there and wait for a passing host.

[@Jora7845]

Tics like spiders they come from trees usually from up down .., I dunno wtf this goof ball is talking .., but all tics I had they wore on my neck….

[@Stockard]

You're an idiot and completely wrong. Funny how you think you know more about ticks than a guy who is an expert on a tick borne disease lol

[@HarpsichordHymnsTimRemington]

Very helpful information. Thank you for sharing it!

[@markpiersall9815]

Ticks have a life cycle which typically includes small warm blooded mammals which also act as reservoir for disease. Install Barn Owl nest boxes. The Idaho Extension has a plan to build two out of a sheet of exterior plywood. Place them 8 feet high and have the entry face away from prevailing Winter wind. Make the opening oval, no more than 4x5 inches.

[@QueenBee-ig2tp]

I live in Canada and we dont have the lotions described here, I have had 3 separate ticks in the last 3mths. I have gardened over 30yrs and never before had this problem. I didnt feel the bite and since I never had one before didnt do any checking it was only when I felt the pain and got to looking I found the tick. My granddaughter pulled it out and we went to the pharmacy and she gave me 2 pills to take right away. So far this time it is 4 days ago and the pain and redness is still there.

[@alkhashtee]

Thank you very much doctor for your valuable advice.

[@oldandintheway9805]

We have a LOT of deer ticks in Virginia's Shenandoah valley where I live. I walk my bloodhound every day for 1 1/2 miles. I ALWAYS wear kaki colored pants. I stop for about three seconds every three minutes to check my pants. Deer ticks are easily spotted on that light colored background. Believe me when I tell you that deer ticks are active year round, no matter how cold it gets. The only thing that stops them is snow. They cant get over snow to catch a ride on your pants. A strange phenomenon I have noticed is that deer ticks that get on my dog ALW AYS go to her forehead and come to the surface before they bite my dog. If I check and diligently watch her forehead (light brown in color) I will spot every deer tick she has picked up. This occurs within half an hour after we get home. I then pick them off and kill them with a match. I have picked off and killed as many as eight ticks after one walk this way.

[@bsmith8622]

What is an "acceptable" titre level? I have Lyme disease, but the Veterans Affairs medical center says that it is an "acceptable" level. As far as I'm concerned, that's like being a little bit pregnant. Or "a little bit dead". Thank you for your anticipated response Dr.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

This doctor know about the taught science of ticks, not about actually dealing with them! While some of his information is correct, a lot if information is either left out or mis represented, for instance tick don’t just live in grass, they also are in trees, and when a host (person / animal) is near they can drop and direct their fall, ticks can also jump a fair distance as well. While the material of his pants were good, the color was not & there should be some way to gather the lower hemmed area with a boot band especially when hiking. Light colors, and a “shade hat” with a brim large enough to shade your neck is great! Remember that you are out in nature, not putting on a fashion show ! Be comfortable, but be smarter then the ticks layer clothing is a good idea to prevent tick from reaching your skin, material choice is just as important. Think of how you dress in winter, but instead of insulation layers, barrier layers! Starting at your head outer layers should overlap seams in under layers for instance, a light colored tee shirt should be tucked in at the waste, pants should be worn with a belt and boot bands, a light weight and light colored over shirt should be worn over your tee shirt, but not tucked into your pants, the cap your self off with a hat the can shield your neck, shoulders, and face! Dusting the lower 6 inches of pants with lye deters ticks and fleas also!

[@WhoThisMonkey]

Very well constructed video, very professional. I gained useful information from this video, for that, you have my thanks.

[@src4409]

Its November in southeast Georgia and I had a tick on my car seat after setting my backpack on it after my hike. It must have gotten onto the bag when I set it down on the ground.

[@jimmythekid2734]

New fear unlocked

[@landlordzaza4975]

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[@josexo4898]

yeah we know

[@yadneshbansode59]

Yeah

[@activesc1844]

same

[@WhoThisMonkey]

How is that little runt Bieber related to this video?

[@TheHannahx]

@@WhoThisMonkey he’s got lyme disease

[@skookapalooza2016]

Thank you!

[@mamashanshan2772]

I have CLD, odd how some specialists basically think ticks know the borders!! I’ve had 14 ticks, growing up hiking & with all, and I live in Idaho, I’ve been bashed by many doctors, dropped. I absolutely don’t know why docs think this disease cannot be spread with deer, mice, I suppose they know how to read borders also!!

[@uncledoug9934]

If you have the space, free ranging chickens or guinneas will eat the ticks. Opossums also consume ticks. I treat my yard working clothing with permethrin.

[@jacobkrause5945]

During our first year at our house, the ticks were vicious. Even with our backyard mowed, you would still get ticks within just a few minutes. I would even see them crawling on our patio. We later got 11 chickens which are free roam and the ticks have drastically decreased.

[@walfredcarlson2137]

Great advice thanks....but..I found that many people that use Tweezers will most likely grab the tick incorrectly by its body, and therefore squeeze fluids from the tick into your bloodstream. A safer better method is a thin metal tool with a v notched end that you slide along your skin to get the tick at the skin surface and "pry" it off with a lever motion. Not sure if you or anyone is aware of this tool.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Keep in mind that this video is five years old, so the tools may have evolved a bit! But what i have found as mentioned dressing properly is more important then people think. First think of top down process, ticks are not only in the grass, they are also in the trees and drop on to you, to a large shade hat is a good idea, second is your core cover, a white tee shirt tucked into your pants, which should also be full length tight woven material and a belt around your waist, next a long sleeve shirt, again light in color, and comfortably snug around the neck and neck, not tucked in. This will help protect you from dropping ticks, that can “float “ a reasonable distance because of the shape of the body and their weight. Light colors allow you or someone else see them hopefully before they reach your skin. A light dusting with lye help deter ticks from you, just lightly dust around your pant legs and shoes.

[@abesapien9930]

I remember hearing the "don't use tweezers on ticks" advice as far back as the 90's, so if a researcher at John Hopkins is ok with it, that probably means there was no danger in the first place, and no "fluids" are spat out. Or--fluids come out regardless of what method you use.

[@bob_frazier]

Clothing treated with permethryn will offer protection for several months? Did I hear that right?

[@aaronanytime8897]

It has to be to toxic. It must not be applied to skin and bonds to clothing for months.

[@keithfields1178]

Why is the deer tick the only one that carries lyme disease.

[@robertsullivan9501]

i have removed a lot of ticks , but i use a tool designed to remove them called a tick fork, used properly it quickly removes the body before the tick can regurgitate its fluid back into the host, other methods allows this to happen. . ( i am not a doctor just a outdoors man)

[@INTERNA9]

WOW! Thanx

[@saganandroid4175]

1:15 Sorry we're not all rich folk with buffer zone space.

[@poppyclare8620]

Just removed a small tick from my leg after going on a long walk in a woodland and long grass yesterday. Only noticed it this morning so it had been attached to me for over 24 hours. I was wearing trousers so I have no idea how it got there. Can you still get Lymes Disease from small ticks?

[@darth3911]

Poppy C from what i know the longer its on you the more likely you can get lyme disease the longest the tick will feed is can go from 2 to 3 days

[@poppyclare8620]

@@darth3911 Thanks for your help!

[@shotgunsam23]

It’s always best to get a blood test after removing a tick.

[@poppyclare8620]

@@shotgunsam23 Thanks for the reply! I haven't had any symptoms of Lymes Disease so I don't think I have it.

[@solo_official-ready]

I hope you tested negative.

[@jenniewilliamsmural]

Vital: if the tick was likely embedded for 36 hours - get the 2 pill Doxy prevention. The other addition I would make: use a tick twister size small. Otherwise- not sure about Deet. A terrible thing that folks are doing that is a true tragedy- is poisoning their lawns. Ineffective and deadly.

[@patrapper7367]

Wonder if the cancer dr agrees about applying deet to children's skin

[@davidpearson3147]

Deet is safe....not.

[@nj2mddude205]

I usually wear thick, knee high compression socks and long sleeve shirts when I walk and was wondering if ticks bite through clothing?

[@mariyahosokawa390]

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[@WhoThisMonkey]

イギリスからこんにちは!

[@theman-pd2ev]

Getting the virus? B)

[@RZ-eu2rl]

How about using cell phone to video areas where you can't bend to see?

[@saganandroid4175]

Ticks love groins. Now you know where to look.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

Tick love warm areas, not just the groins, arm pits back of knees inside of elbow and even your stink whole, they like the scalp area as well for warmth and hair helps them hide!

[@butterflyroblox1535]

i have lyime disease bc of a deer tick in the woods and im only 11

[@janfoselli5823]

I’m sorry! I got it in my 40s

[@solo_official-ready]

@@janfoselli5823 sorry to hear that. What are the symptoms in the long run.

[@janfoselli5823]

@@solo_official-ready my symptoms are primarily neuro. Neuropathy in my feet and hands primarily on my left side. Has been under control since following Dr. RAWLS’ vital plan. Herbal therapy and it’s worked wonders

[@davidschmidt270]

@@janfoselli5823 dear Jan....in regards to your herbal therapy from a tick bite is there a book ?? I want to know how to treat this stuff to help people, thanks😉

[@savinito]

I got a tick out of my head with barehand and manage to got the whole tick off while it attached on me

[@lillyfrantz8850]

lol same but then it got stuck in my hair and lost it but thought it was gone until it popped up in my bed

[@thatonedude7966]

I had a tick, I couldn’t pull it off but it went way the next day when I took a shower.

[@eryionhetzel2545]

Although most pet owners already use a flea/tick preventative for their pets, there is an additional vaccine that I get for my dogs. The ticks in Ohio have really gotta out of control these past 5 yrs, monthly medication just doesn't seem to be enough. With the additional vaccine, it kills the tick but only after it's bitten your dog. There is also an all natural spray that I use as well. This repellent has really helped reduce the amount of ticks I've found on my dogs.

[@nickdanielravn7361]

Which repellent?

[@glodaily]

Yeah... I’m just going to stay inside

[@traptrillionairetheproduce7376]

I came because I found 3 in my house but I don't have pets. There are ticks in the house

[@silka9187]

@@traptrillionairetheproduce7376 my guess is you've either brought them in, or you have mice. In all my years, 65, living in three continents, I've not seen ticks until now, in Ottawa Ontario Canada. Best wishes to you.

[@williambrennan1658]

@@traptrillionairetheproduce7376 burn it down

[@tnijoo5109]

Do squirrels spread ticks and Lyme disease?

[@cyril4892]

It is a good idea to anesthetize ticks with ether? When I was young my parents did that thing or they used to use vegetal oil to get the tick more slippery

[@brunosco]

Cyril I’ve heard it’s to be avoided, otherwise the tick may regurgitate in you and transmit disease in the process.

[@Developer-online]

i pulled a tick out and it wanted to bite my fingers for blood right away

[@yoobrim5695]

tysm i liive in the middle of no where but i never got a bite nothing better then being prepared for the worst lol

[@kuldipsingh-sk4zi]

I stay inside all the time yet ticks still crawl on me because of my dog

[@Max.Cosplay1987]

My cousin got a tick bite.

[@davidlalmalsawma]

Was it removed immediately?

[@LeticiaPadulles]

I just removed one from my back....in a minute I'm going to check my butt crack lol. The fear is real!!! It is February and they are out and about here in the Pandhandle of Florida

[@tammyduncan3549]

This adults, is why children would rather stay inside playing on video games.

[@oc850]

ironically there are, most of the times, as many if not more pests indoors

[@neil351]

Yeah, rather die of obesity than Lyme lmao.

[@themikeroberts]

I have not heard of a single child preferring inside because of ticks.

[@YTiswoke]

@@themikeroberts give it time....

[@YTiswoke]

@@themikeroberts give it time..

[@laurawest1002]

Agzilla?

[@FatoumataKanteh-t7y]

Can someone help me how to reference my work after taking it from here 😂

[@Corné-o6h]

What happens with the pesticides when one washes his clothes? In ends up in the sewage and finally in the ocean. Or are they biodegradable? Which I doubt as one only have to spray once in a few months. Staying on the paths, boring as it sounds and tick-free zones sounds better to me. Thank you for sharing.

[@CynicalCyako]

Just so you know, ticks commonly cling to vegetation at the sides of trails as wild animals use those paths too. There isn't really a tick-free zone, unfortunately.

[@thatseventiesman3865]

@@CynicalCyako I bought a collar for my dog as she was attacked severely. Seems to work so far.

[@brunosco]

I found and made tick repellent with water, vinegar and essential oil (from lavender which I had at home). I don’t know how efficient it is, but I’ve had no tick bite after a few walks (and had two (!) of them recently, when not using it!).

[@emmarose4234]

One of the requirements for the Webelos Cub Scouts First Responder adventure pin says you must know how to treat at least five conditions from a list of first-aid issues, including, in this order: Tick bites Bites and stings of other insects Yes, because ticks are insects. 🤦‍♀️ It listed black widow and brown recluse spiders under the “other insects” as well. 🤬 Not only that, it also showed, for the black widow, a picture of a redback spider - an AUSTRALIAN species!

[@ancalendar2670]

Emma Rose funny fact right now I’m doing Webelos and yes I’m a girl and if your wondering I’m 2

[@ancalendar2670]

I mean Webelos 2

[@emmarose4234]

Sasa Ngo, how are you doing on the Scouting trail? My late dad was an Eagle Scout and so is his still-alive big brother. I think they both started as Cubs. (This was when it was Wolf, then Bear, then Lion.)

[@oliviachronister7768]

His baggy pants aren’t a good example. Pull your socks up over your pants, or duct tape the bottom of your pants so they can’t crawl up there. Baggy clothes isn’t the best.

[@thesmallwoodlot433]

No they are not! But proper layering is better then nothing, and a juvenile tick or nymph can slip through a stretched sock, so dusting or treating the lower pant legs is better then tucking them into a sock!

[@leafmultiverse5030]

the best tick prevention is never leaving the house

[@smellslikegrapes7813]

everyone in the world is basically already doing that right now lmao

[@smellslikegrapes7813]

Not actually but kinda funny, the answer to everything one day might be "just don't go outside" 🤖🚁

[@leafmultiverse5030]

@@smellslikegrapes7813 seems to be the case with the new generations, stay at home and play video games, never spending a day in nature. lol

[@YTiswoke]

Unless you have pets , then they bring them right inside.....what do you think happens after they get engorged and drop off in your house?.....yeah

[@luisllorens70]

More people need to hunt deer.

[@oldandintheway9805]

@C4rol5791 Black legged ticks (also called deer ticks) are the only kind of tick that carries lymes disease. They call them deer ticks because their favorite host is a deer. As an Animal control officer I have handled many deer. It was rare for me to handle a deer without getting deer ticks on me. Reduce the deer population, and you reduce the deer tick population.

[@Peter-od7op]

8 ft fence wont stop any deer

[@Max.Cosplay1987]

I’ve saw it

[@kristinacassandra4878]

Why i am here because my dog has a tics and the tics bite me

[@estephanegomez38]

Sameee

[@dainatalukdar1391]

Mee tooo

[@karenotte5420]

I hiked in the woods my whole life and never heard of such ignorance until recently. Where did this even come from

[@oneearthmerged6855]

💜

[@heidi22209]

Ha! 3,000. Meh.. 10x that.

[@chrisbronson5341]

Try not to use the janitor at John Hopkins. Deet is one of the worst things you can Use on tour skin .

[@irafair3015]

Huh? Do you mean DEET?

[@chrisbronson5341]

@@irafair3015 yeah...sorry.

[@Alex-gu5ei]

So, basically destroy wildlife habits .... hmm

[@brunosco]

... or let wildlife habitat destroy you! 😛

[@uhclem]

Tick tubes.

[@Biophotogenesis]

Well isn't he just 'Fabulouz'...