1. Ticks!
They are everywhere

2. Ticks are bugs!
They are VERY VERY tiny
They have 8 legs
Just like spiders
This means they are a type of bug called an ARACHNID

3. Ticks go through a life cycle or metamorphosis similar to Caterpillars and frogs!

4. What Kinds of Ticks Are there?
There are many different types of ticks!
The Deer Tick
The Dog Tick
The Lone Star Tick

5. Where do Ticks Live?
Grass
Bushes
In leaves on the ground
In the woods

6. What Else Should I Know? Ticks cannot Jump Fly
Ticks crawl VERY VERY SLOOWLY

7. How Do Ticks Bite?
Ticks climb on to your clothes or your pet’s fur when walking through their habitat.
Then they crawl to your skin to feed.
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8. How Can They Make me Sick?
Ticks can carry germs in their stomachs.
These germs come from infected animals.
After they bite us or our pets they can make us sick!

9. Where Can They Bite? Most people do not feel the tick bite them
Ticks like to hide
on your head
back
armpits
neck
ankles and the back of your knees
and inner thighs

10. Preventing Tick Bites The best ways to protect yourself is to
Wear tick spray
Do tick checks EVERYDAY
Wear light colored clothing and long socks

11. How to do a Tick Check
Always Have an
Adult help you!

12. What If A Tick Bites me? Tell an Adult!
Ticks take a whole day before they can make you sick!
What will they do?
Grab the tick with tweezers
Pull upwards to remove the tick
Clean up the bite with rubbing alcohol
Save the tick to show to the doctor

13. What To Watch For
A Rash
Feeling very tired
Headache
Fever

14. You will always get better as long as you remember to tell an Adult and your Doctor!

15. Preventing Ticks on Your Pets
Check your pets fur for ticks after walks or being outside
Remember tick and flee spray and collars

16. Keeping ticks away from your backyard
Keep your grass short
Remove leaves
Use deer fencing
Make dry barriers between tick areas and play areas

17. References
Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Education and Materials. Retrieved on June24, Retrieved from:
Epidemiology Department. Department of Public Health (2015). Lyme PPT for Teachers [powerpoint slides]. retrieved from:
Center for Disease Control. The lifecycle of Hard Ticks That Spread Disease. Retrieved on June 23, Retrieved from:
Cornell University. Tick Check and Removal. Retrieved on June 24. Retrieved from: disease/treatment/tick-check/
TickEncounter Resource Center. Tick Identification Chart. Retrieved on June 23, Retrieved from:
New York Times. What Makes Ticks Stick? [video] (2015) Retrieved on June 23, Retrieved from:
Pet Health Network. Tick Life Cycle [Video] (2015). Retrieved on June 23, Retrieved from:
Printable coloring Pages. Tick Coloring Pages. Retrieved on: June 24, Retrieved from:
Fred and Fieda’s Lyme Prevention. Find the Hidden ticks. Retrieved on: June 24, Retrieved from: content/uploads/2007/08/lymetick_find_hidden_ticks.gif