THIS WEBSITE IS MEANT TO INFORM PEOPLE ABOUT TICKS; ITS SOLE PURPOSE IS TO BE A REFERENCE.
WE HAVE COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR
SEARCH SIMPLE AND ALLOW YOU TO BE PROPERLY INFORMED.
THIS WEBSITE IS A PART OF COSBY HIGH SCHOOL'S PARASITOLOGY COURSE.
WE HAVE COLLECTED INFORMATION FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES IN ORDER TO MAKE YOUR
SEARCH SIMPLE AND ALLOW YOU TO BE PROPERLY INFORMED.
THIS WEBSITE IS A PART OF COSBY HIGH SCHOOL'S PARASITOLOGY COURSE.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the increasing threat of vector-borne diseases with the slogan “Small bite, big threat”. More than half the world’s population is at risk from diseases such as malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis, Lyme disease, schistosomiasis, and yellow fever, carried by mosquitoes, flies, ticks, water snails and other vectors. Every year, more than one billion people are infected and more than one million die from vector-borne diseases. (WHO)
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Biology
Learn about the life cycle of a tick, what makes a tick different from other animals, and how to differentiate between the different species. |
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Diseases
Learn about the diseases and parasites that ticks can carry, how long it takes for you to get infected and the likelihood of an infection occurring. |
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Education
Resources for teachers and kids. Learn about tick removal and prevention. Find activities that are available for use for children. |
Tick Activity Index
Click here to learn about where ticks are currently active.
Click here to learn about where ticks are currently active.
Submit A Tick Spotting
If you spot a tick, you can submit the appearance to http://www.tickencounter.org/news/fall_tickspotters_2013 .
There you will have to answer a few questions, do you know what kind of tick it was, what tick stage it was in, date of spotting the tick, what your state and zip code is, and where the tick was found. You will also have to supply an email address. If possible, you can upload a picture of the tick found.
If you spot a tick, you can submit the appearance to http://www.tickencounter.org/news/fall_tickspotters_2013 .
There you will have to answer a few questions, do you know what kind of tick it was, what tick stage it was in, date of spotting the tick, what your state and zip code is, and where the tick was found. You will also have to supply an email address. If possible, you can upload a picture of the tick found.