The sooner you remove a tick, the less likely a tick will transmit infected bacteria and contract Lyme disease.
Not always a red circle
It is known that you should be alert to a red circle on your skin. This is the best-known symptom of a tick bite, but not always the tick bite appears in a red circle. Sometimes there is no circle. In addition, research shows that one in three people develop an even-colored spot, which is often confused with other skin conditions. It is characteristic that a spot gets bigger and bigger after a tick bite.
Be alert for tick bites
Discovering a tick bite quickly reduces the chance of an infection, but unfortunately it does not guarantee that you will not get sick. Therefore, after a day in nature, the park or the grass, always check the places where ticks like to bite the skin. A tick can bite itself anywhere, but the groin, the back of the knees, armpits, the hairline and behind your ears are the favorite places.
The impact of Lyme disease
This week is Tick Week. A week to make Lyme more known and to increase awareness. This is important, because that's where things often go wrong. Blogger Lisanne has chronic Lyme. She shares a vlog every day in the Week of the Tick in which you can see what her life looks like and what impact Lyme has. You can find her videos on her blog Lisanneleeft.nl.
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