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    Home Articles Tick Talk: Tick bites can transmit diseases, but simple precautions can decrease risk
    Tick Talk: Tick bites can transmit diseases, but simple precautions can decrease risk
    Articles, Health
    May 21, 2025

    Tick Talk: Tick bites can transmit diseases, but simple precautions can decrease risk

    By JoAnne Clobus

    Your risk of encountering a tick increases considerably the minute you leave your house. These tiny, 8-legged parasites hang out in the great outdoors, latching onto an animal or human

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