So interesting!!!
For those of us in Washington, here's some local info: doh.wa.gov/community-an...
Ticks are small blood-feeding parasites, and some species can transmit diseases to people. Some species of ticks perch on the edge of low-lying vegetation and grab onto animals and people as they brus...
I recently found a tick on my body and didn't know what to do. I went into journalist mode to find out. Here's what I learned about how to manage tick bites, with illustrations of the tick species that cause diseases in humans by Diogo Guerra and maps of where they occur by @jenchristiansen.com 🧪
Knowing what kind of tick bit you and where you got it can help inform next steps
