A male Ixodes ricinus tick (smaller) shown copulating with a female tick (larger). I. ricinus, the 'castor bean' tick, is a vector for the B. burgdorferi spirochete, the cause of Lyme disease.

Tick Talk: How To Protect Yourself From Lyme

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 1, 2017

This year is expected to be a big one for ticks and the infections they bring. Rebecca Young, the nurse who mans the "tick help line" at Southampton Hospital's Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center, offers tips on how to prevent a tick bite, how to check for ticks and what to do if you find one on yourself, plus symptoms for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

NYC public schools to ban AI for teaching students below 9th grade

The restrictions were released just over a week before the school year and come amid a national backlash against the use of artificial intelligence.
Gothamist |

A Look Back at *The* 9/11 Truther Movie

How 9/11 broke our brains.
On the Media |

An Intimate Profile of Black Police Officers

All Of It with Alison Stewart |

Media and the First Amendment Since 9/11

The Brian Lehrer Show |
YOU ARE ONLINE