Tick season is here! Here’s how to protect yourself

Tick season is here! Here’s how to protect yourself.

Tick season is in full swing, and the pests will be around into the fall.

The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (WECHU) has a full list on its website about ticks and how to stay safe. When you’re outside, here is what you can do to protect yourself and your pets:

• Wear light-coloured clothing to see ticks on you better
• Tuck in your clothes
• Walk in the centre of the hiking trail
• Wear bug spray with DEET in it
• Check yourself and remove any ticks with tweezers
• Identify the tick by using the eTick app

Symptoms include:

• Fever
• Headache
• Muscle and joint pain
• Fatigue
• A skin rash that looks like a bullseye
• Numbness or tingling
• Swollen lymph nodes

More information can be found here.