It’s Tick Time
A tick will sneak up on you or your dog, take up residence on your body, administer a painless bite into the skin and engorge itself with blood. A single tick bite can transmit multiple pathogens as well as creating secondary infections and allergic reactions. Do you know what to do and how to protect yourself? What is a tick? The tick is often mistaken as an insect but is actually a small arachnid. Ticks are external parasites (ectoparasites) that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, some reptiles, and amphibians. The term for a diet consisting of only blood … Continue reading →
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