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Ticks have arrived - inspections a possibility?

Joyce M. Coomer

Yesterday afternoon I found a tick on one of my cats. Yesterday evening I found a tick on me. That got me to thinking . . .

There are several people in the county who, like myself, live alone. Some live in town, and some in the country. Ticks are present both places, and no matter how limber someone may be it is difficult, even with the use of a mirror, to thoroughly check your backside, top to bottom, for ticks, then remove a tick if one is there.

As a community service, would it be possible for medical facilities to provide free tick inspections for those of us who live alone? It doesn't require medical training to see if a tick is present.

Free tick inspections would help prevent diseases such as Lyme and alpha-gal, as well as several other tick-borne diseases.

I, for one, would welcome this service.




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