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Tick Control in Cincinnati
Ticks are among the pests that carry and transmit harmful diseases to humans and pets, so it’s important to keep these bloodsuckers out of your home. With Greenix Pest Control, you can effectively protect your family, pets, and property from ticks. Our technicians are fully licensed and certified and prepared to fight back against a tick invasion in your home and prevent them from coming back for years to come.
Can I get sick after being bitten by a tick?
The simple answer is yes. In the United States alone, ticks are known to carry more than 15 different types of diseases. Tick-borne diseases are transmitted to humans when an infected tick l bites and feeds on a human host. If you find a tick attached to you, it’s important to remove the tick promptly and carefully. The sooner you remove the tick, the lower the chances of contracting a tick-borne illness such as Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, ehrlichiosis, Colorado tick fever, and more.
Some of the symptoms of early untreated Lyme disease include:
Lyme Disease Symptoms
Of all the tick-borne diseases we know of, Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the U.S, with around 300,000 people receiving a diagnosis each year. Lyme disease, however, can be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms are so similar to other illnesses, but failure to properly identify this disease can lead to serious, life-long complications.Some of the symptoms of early untreated Lyme disease include:
- Fever
- Nausea
- Fatigue
- Muscle pain
- Joint pain
- Headaches
- A bulls-eye rash
- Chills
- Swollen lymph nodes
Preventing Ticks in Cincinnati
If you live near a heavily wooded area, chances are you’ll need to take some extra precaution to keep ticks from making a meal out of you. Ticks generally hide among tall grass, fallen logs, bushes, and piles of leaves so you’ll want to be sure to stay away from these areas and on the trail anytime you head out for a hike.
In addition to avoiding tick habitats, you’ll also want to:
In addition to avoiding tick habitats, you’ll also want to:
- Wear light-colored clothing, so you can spot ticks more easily
- Wear long sleeves, pants, thick socks, close-toed shoes, and hats
- Apply tick repellent to your clothing and areas of exposed skin
- Inspect your pets often to make sure they don’t have any ticks
- Throw your clothes straight into the washer when you come back from an area there tick habitats are present
- Check your body thoroughly for ticks
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