Ticks

Ticks

Background Information

Penn State Lyme Disease Web Site - Introduction & Disease Transmission; Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment; Epidemiology; Lyme Disease & Dogs; Life Cycle of Black-legged Tick; Disease Prevention

Lyme Disease Education and Extension - Lists available lyme disease educational programs for PA including school programs & training for health care professionals, by PSU Entomology

CDC Lyme Disease Site - Detailed information on tick borne diseases including lyme disease, erlichiosis, babesiosis, & rocky mtn spotted fever.

The Tick Research Laboratory - Information on ticks and the diseases they carry, from the Univ. of Rhode Island.




Prevention & Control

Lyme Disease Prevention & Control - From Centers for Disease Control

Lyme Disease Tips and Precautions - From Penn State Pointers

Removing a Tick - Be Safe, Not Sorry - From Penn State Pointers




Images & ID

Common Ticks of Pennsylvania [En Español] - Identification fact sheet, from PSU Entomology