Tick-borne diseases pose a significant health risk in the summer. Lyme disease is the most common, with an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 cases contracted annually in the U.S. Most infections go unreported. Other diseases transmitted by ticks include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, babesiosis, and ehrlichiosis. Ticks attach slowly, requiring 24 to 36 hours to transfer infection. Identifying and removing ticks within this timeframe can prevent Lyme disease transmission, as many individuals do not realize they were bitten until after being infected.
"Ticks themselves are not particularly dangerous to humans, it's just, unfortunately, the diseases that they can carry can be transmitted to humans [and] end up causing them harm."
"Right around 90,000 cases of Lyme [disease] are reported to the CDC every year here in the United States, but probably more like [300,000] to 400,000 people contract the Lyme infection annually here in the United States."
"If you identify the tick and can pull it off, usually in less than 36 hours, it's unlikely it's going to transmit Lyme disease."
"Because those can be on for a long time, and most people who do develop Lyme disease don't identify the tick that transmitted it, because if they'd seen it, more likely than not, they'll pull it off and it wouldn't have transmitted infection."
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