Protect Yourself Against Lyme Disease

Protect Yourself AgainstÂ

Lyme Disease

What Is Chronic Lyme Disease?

Lyme disease is one of the forms of a disease that caused by bacteria named as Borrelia burgdorferi with a wide range of symptoms. The sooner you get treated for this disease, the better your outcome. For this reason, it’s important you learn to spot the signs and protect yourself against Lyme Disease.

Protect Yourself Against Lyme Disease 1. Avoid Tick Infested Habitats Avoid exposure in wooded, overgrown areas. Stay out of tall grass & uncleared areas.

2. Wear protective Clothing Wear protective Clothing. Light-colored clothing helps you spot ticks before they cause trouble.

Protect Yourself Against Lyme Disease 3. Use Repellent On Exposed Skin Use insect repellent such as DEET on the body or Permethrin on clothes.

4. Check For Ticks When outdoors, periodically inspect your clothing and skin for ticks.

5. Hot Dryer Running your clothes in a hot dryer before you wash them will kill any ticks that may be there.

IMNVA- Â Lyme Disease Working Group Join IMNVA Lyme Specialist Virginia To Fight Against Lyme & Tick Borne Disease. Taking an initiative towards spreading awareness about Lyme disease, we at IMNVA are helping you put in touch with the Lyme Disease.