FIND OUT HOW TO STEER CLEAR OF LYME DISEASE AND THE TICKS THAT CARRY IT

The video discusses Lyme disease, highlighting that May is traditionally Lyme Disease Awareness Month. However, due to climate change, ticks are emerging earlier each year, increasing the risk of Lyme disease earlier in the season. The warming climate is also causing ticks to move northward into previously unsuitable areas. Lyme disease is transmitted through bites from infected blacklegged or deer ticks, which acquire the bacterium from hosts like mice or chipmunks. The research team is exploring new prevention strategies, emphasizing the importance of early precautions as climate change accelerates tick activity.

What does Rick Ostfeld suggest about Lyme Disease Awareness Month?

How have ticks' emergence patterns changed over the past 20 years?

What factors contribute to the northward movement of ticks?

Describe how Lyme disease is transmitted.

What precautions does Ostfeld's team suggest regarding Lyme disease?