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Image of tick. Use MilTICK to get "TICK SMART" about Lyme disease
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FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Spring is one of the most important times of year to become “tick smart” by learning about the risks ticks pose and how to avoid tick bites. Ticks are tiny and can be hard to notice — even after they bite — because of chemicals in their saliva that make them invisible to our body’s defenses. And while not every tick is infected with a disease-causing pathogen, one unlucky bite can infect a person with one or even multiple disease agents. (Defense Health Agency-Public Health graphic illustration by Rachel Stershic)


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