Women's Health Wednesday: Managing Tick Bites and Preventing Tick-Borne Illnesses

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) - Ticks are a year round concern for all of us when temperatures are above freezing, but they are certainly more active and prevalent during the warmer months.

The best way to prevent tick-borne illnesses, like Lyme disease, is by wearing tick repellent with the chemical, Deet, according to Dr. Jacqueline Weaver, an emergency medicine physician with the Albany Med Health System. To prevent ticks on clothes, Dr. Weaver also recommends using permethrin-based sprays.

If you do discover a tick on yourself or a loved one, the goal is to remove it as soon as you can, to prevent any illness. You can learn more about tick removal, preventing tick-borne illnesses and the difference in Lyme disease symptoms and outcomes between men and women, by checking out today's Women's Health Wednesday interview.