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| Once a tick latches onto skin, where does it often move to? |
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| The warm, moist armpits and groin. |
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| Once a tick latches onton skin, what does it feed on? |
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| Once a tick latches on to the skin, does it pass on any diseases? |
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| To prevent any tick bites, what should you do? |
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| Keep your arms, legs, and head covered when outdoors. |
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| Besides keeping you arms, legs, and head covered...inorder to prevent tick bites, what else should you do? |
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| Use tick repellant with DEET. |
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| When should you check for ticks? |
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| After spending time in grassy or wooded areas. |
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| In the U.S. which 2 types of ticks carry Lyme Disease? |
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Western black-legged tick
Deer tick |
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| Infected ticks usually don't spread the disease until they've been attached for at least ____ hours. |
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| True or False: Fleas bite pets AND humans. |
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| True or False: Some people are very sensitive to flea bites. |
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| Scratching flea bites can cause a _____ or _______. |
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| When a bee stings, it loses the ________ and dies. |
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| During a attack, the fire ant latches onton the skin with its ______ then stings from its _______. |
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| True or False: Chiggers never fall off the skin once they bite. |
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| When a chigger falls off the skin, it leaves itchy _____ ______. |
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| Chiggers are tiny mites found in tall ______ or ______. |
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| What do chiggers feed on once attached to the skin? |
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| True or False: Chigger bites are very painful. |
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| True or False: Chigger bites leave lesions that are very itchy. |
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| Scabies mites are spread through ______ to _____ contact w/ an infected person. |
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| True or False: Someone can get Scabies mites by sharing towels, bed linens, and other objects. |
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| Scabies bites cause intense _____ and skin sores. |
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| True or False: Scabies will appear immediatley after they bite. |
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| When infected with scabies, you'll need _______ lotion or pills to get rid of scabies. |
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| True or False: When infected with Scabies, you should wash all clothes, towels, and bedding in hot water. |
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