(Robert Doucet At Public Meeting On Lyme Disease In Quispamsis)
(Photo by Sherry Aske)
The Kennebecasis Valley is taking the time to learn about Lyme Disease. Robert Doucet from the City's Lyme Disease Advisory committy presented to a full house at Quispamsis Town Hall to explain how deer ticks spread the bacterial infection. He says you don't have to stay inside but you do have to take precautions by tucking in your clothes and using a bug spray with Deet.
Doucet says if you find a tick on yourself you should get a doctor to remove it and then send the tick away to find out it carried the Lyme Disease bacteria. Early diagnosis is key. Common symptoms are a bullseye shaped rash or arthritic pain in your joints and the most common places to attract Lyme disease are tall grassy areas and leaf piles.
