Contents
- Page 2
- Overview
- Magnitude of the Problem
- Geographic Occurrence
- Seasonal Occurrence
- Surveillance for Lyme Disease
- Page 4
- Transmission of Lyme Disease
- Tick Bites
- Treatment of Tick Bites
- Tick Removal
- Prophylactic Antibiotics
- Other Modes of Transmission
- Person-to-Person Transmission
- Transmission During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding
- Blood Transmission
- Transmission from Pets
- Page 6
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Who is at Risk?
- Personal Protection
- Local Health Departments Should Promote Awareness and Personal Prevention
- Environmental Approaches
- Landscape Modification
- Chemical Pesticide and Acaricides Application
- Management of Deer Populations
- Chemically Targeting Reservoirs with Insecticides
