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.

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