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The mainstay of prevention involves avoiding areas known to harbor ticks. However, because many people enjoy recreational activities in just such areas, the following steps can be taken:

• Wear light colored clothing (so that attached ticks are more easily noticed).
• Wear long sleeved shirts and long pants; tuck the pants legs into socks.
• Spray clothing with appropriate tick repellents.
• Examine. Anybody who has been outside for any amount of time in an area known to have a population of ticks should examine his or her body carefully for ticks. Parents should examine their children at the end of the day.
• Remove any ticks using tweezers, so that infection doesn't occur due to handling the tick. Grasp the tick's head with the tweezers, and pull gently but firmly so that the head and body are entirely removed.
• Keep areas around homes clear of brush, which may serve to harbor ticks.

— Rosalyn Carson-DeWitt, MD