But hotter temperatures also bring along pesky ticks and tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease.
Is Tick Season Particularly Bad This Year?
During colder months, ticks usually hide and lay dormant, therefore having less opportunity to grow rapidly.
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In that sense, every year is a big year for tick-borne diseases.
Though the adults have eight legs, the larvae have only six.
These parasitic creatures vary in size, but usually, they are between 1 millimeter to 1 centimeter long.
Where Do Ticks Live?
Where and When Do Ticks Bite?
But Auwaerter explained where they bite can depend on the pop in of tick it is.
Other ticks like the dog ticks favor hairy environments and are often found attached to the scalp.
Ticks can bite at any time of the day and exposure to ticks can occur year-round, Bober said.
Types of Ticks in the U.S.
There are about eight to 10 different species of ticks that live in the United States.
The most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States isLyme disease.
Those symptoms could apply to many diseases.
Youll typically see a bite mark if you were, in fact, bitten.
A tick can also embed in your skin.
But Bober said be alert that ticks can often be mistaken as moles or skin tags.
These [tests] can be performed if you are asymptomatic but concerned about underlying infection, Bober said.
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