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Field Guide to Ticks
Prevention And Treatment Of Lyme Disease And Other Ailments Caused By Ticks, Scorpions, Spiders, And Mites
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eBook - ePub
Field Guide to Ticks
Prevention And Treatment Of Lyme Disease And Other Ailments Caused By Ticks, Scorpions, Spiders, And Mites
About this book
The touchstone handbook for treating and preventing ailments from insidious bites
This illustrated guide shows you how to identify ticks, spiders, mites, and their bite marks on human skin as well as on house pets; offers proven advice on how to prevent getting bitten; and explains what to do if you have been bitten. Deer ticks, black widow spiders, brown recluse spiders, scorpions, chiggers, and other poisonous arachnids can cause numerous ailments, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and the early detection and treatment of bites can prevent permanent damage. This book will appeal to parents, gardeners, pet owners, campers, hikers, and hunters across the country, all of whom are vulnerable to ticks and other infectious biting insects.
This illustrated guide shows you how to identify ticks, spiders, mites, and their bite marks on human skin as well as on house pets; offers proven advice on how to prevent getting bitten; and explains what to do if you have been bitten. Deer ticks, black widow spiders, brown recluse spiders, scorpions, chiggers, and other poisonous arachnids can cause numerous ailments, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and the early detection and treatment of bites can prevent permanent damage. This book will appeal to parents, gardeners, pet owners, campers, hikers, and hunters across the country, all of whom are vulnerable to ticks and other infectious biting insects.
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Yes, you can access Field Guide to Ticks by Susan Carol Hauser in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Biological Sciences & Zoology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: The Lyme Disease Saga
- Chapter 2: Blacklegged Ticks
- Chapter 3: Lyme Disease
- Chapter 4: Preventing Lyme Disease
- Chapter 5: Other U.S. Tick-Borne Diseases
- Chapter 6: Ticks International
- Chapter 7: Lyme Disease in Pets and Other Animals
- Chapter 8: The Cousins: Black Widow and Brown Recluse Spiders, Scorpions, Chiggers, and Scabies
- Notes
- Works Cited or Consulted
- Recommended Reading
- About the Author