Tick Awareness and Prevention Guide for Safety at Brookhaven Lab
Learn about the common disease-carrying ticks at Brookhaven Lab, how to avoid tick bites, recognize signs of a tick bite, and safely remove an embedded tick. Stay safe and informed with tick awareness tips.
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TAKE FIVE for Safety- Tick Awareness Frank Craner August 6, 2024 Source: ES&H Newsflash August 6, 2024
Tick Awareness Three types of disease-carrying ticks are commonly found here at Brookhaven Lab: Deer Tick or Blacklegged Tick: The Deer Tick (Ixodes scapularis) can carry Lyme disease, Babesiosis, and Anaplasmosis. About ten to 15 percent of ticks that attach to human beings on Long island are Deer Ticks. Lone Star Tick: The female Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) can carry Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) and Ehrlichiosis. About 80 percent of ticks that attach to human beings are Lone Star ticks. Dog Tick or Wood Tick: The Dog Tick (Dermacentor variabilis) is known to sometimes carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Dog ticks are 10 to 15 percent of the total ticks that attach to human beings in a season on Long Island. 2
Avoiding Tick bites Ticks thrive in grassy, wooded, or bushy areas. Prevention is the best way to avoid a tick bite and possibly contract a tick-born illness. There are many things that you can do to lower your risk: Stay in paved surfaces/sidewalks, if possible. Wear long sleeves, long pants and socks to reduce exposed skin; tuck in clothing to create a barrier. If you find a tick crawling on you, brush it away before it latches on your skin. Check yourself and your clothing. Use repellants. 3
Signs and Symptoms of a tick bite Signs and symptoms that can occur from a tick bite include: fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, and/or a bullseye rash. Some tick related diseases start showing symptoms within a few days of a bite, while others can take weeks to develop. If symptoms occur, seek medical attention promptly. 4
If you find a tick embedded in your skin If you are at work and find a tick has embedded itself in your skin (or identify a reaction, such as a bullseye rash): Go to the Occupational Medicine Clinic (Bldg. 490) to be evaluated. If you are not at work, prompt and proper removal of the tick is recommended: Clean the area before (and after) tick removal with soap and water or rubbing alcohol Use a pair of tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the head as possible and pull upward slowly and firmly with even pressure. Dispose of the live tick by putting it in a sealed disposable bag, wrapping it tightly in tape or flushing it down the toilet. Never crush a tick with your fingers. 5
