INCREASE
INCREASE THE NATION'S RESPON4@SE TO LYME DISEASE AND 4@ OTHER TICK-BORNE ILLNESSES.
HERE'S WHY....
COLLINS' OFFICE SAYS CASES OF
THOSE ILLNESSES GREW
EXPONENTIALLY -- FROM ABOUT 30-
THOUSAND IN 2003... TO 450-
THOUSAND LAST YEAR. 4@
CLOSER TO HOME, THE NUMBER OF
CASES OF LYME DISEASE HAS 4@
DOUBLED
DOUBLED IN THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. THE FEDERAL TICK ACT --
SUPPORTED BY BOTH COLLINS 4@AND KING -- WOULD
DEVELOP A NATIONAL STRATEGY TO
PREVENT AND
TREAT LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE
DISEASES. AND IT AUTHORIZES THE
CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
TO GRANT 20-MILLION DOLLARS TO
STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENTS TO 4@
RAISE AWARENESS, IMPROVE
TREATMENTS AND MAKE SURE LYME IS
DETECTED EARLY AND ACCURATELY.
4@
"BUT IF IT ISN'T CAUGHT EARLY,
AND IN MOST CASES IT'S NOT,
BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO
DIAGNOSE, THERE ISN'T AGREEMENT
AND IN MOST CASES IT'S NOT, BECAUSE IT'S DIFFICULT TO DIAGNOSE, THERE ISN'T AGREEMENT@
ON WHAT THE TREATMENT SHOULD
BE-- DESPITE THE FACT 4@4@
THAT
THAT LYME
THAT LYME DISEASE WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED 40 YEARS AGO." 4@
OF COURSE, THE BEST WAY TO FIGHT
LYME DISEASE IS NOT TO GET IT IN THE FIRST PL4@ACE-- AND THAT MES
4@MAKING SURE YOU'RE NOT BITTEN
BY TICKS. 4@
SO YOU DO REGULAR TICK CHECKS
FOR YOURSELF, YOUR
KIDS AND YOUR PETS.
AND YOU CAN USE DEET-BASED
REPELLENTS.
BUT EVEN THOUGH DEET IS 4@
CONSIDERED THE GOLD STANDARD
BY EXPERTS, SOME PEOPLE --
ESPECIALLY PARENTS ARE
WARY ABOUT USING SYNTHETIC
CHEMICALS ON THEIR KIDS.
NEWS CENTER'S VIVIEN LEIGH HAS
MORE. 4@
MORE. 4@
MORE. 4@ CHRIS PHILBROOK AND HIS DAUGHTER
LILLY NEVER GO ON A HIKE BEFORE DOING THIS.
PULL YOUR SOCKS OVER YOUR JEANS
THIS HELPS PREVENT DEER TICKS
FROM JUMPING AND4@
CRAWLING UP UNDERNEATH HER
CLOTHES. THEY ALWAYS WEAR 4@
LONG SLEEVES AND P4@ANTS BEFORE
HEADING OUT ONTO THEIR FAVORITE
HIKING TRAIL.
NATS
WHEN OUTDOORS CHRIS AND HIS 8-
YEAR OLD TRY TO AVOID HIGH
GRASS,
LEAF PILES -- PLACES WHERE TICKS
LOVE TO HANG OUT. AFTER 4@
THEY WRAP UP THEIR HIKE ---
LILLY SHAKES OUT HER PANTS AND
CHECKS4@
4@HER SLEEVES.4@
EVERYWHERE I CAN ACTUALLY REACH
CHRIS CHECKS OTHER AREAS LILLY
MIGHT MISS-- HER WAIST AND THE4@
BACK OF HER NECK. WHEN THEY GET
HOME
HOME IT'S
HOME IT'S UP THE STAIRS TO HER ROOM TO DO A THOROUGH CHECK. THE CDC SAYS HOT SPOTS INCLUDE
UNDER THE ARMS, BEHIND THE
KNEES, IN AND AROUND THE EARS,
BELLY
BUTTON, BEHIND THE KNEES AND
BETWEEN THE TOES. CHRIS ALSO4@
PUTS THE CLOTHES EXPOSED TO THE
WOODS RIGHT INTO THE DRYER. 4@
THROW IN THE DRYER FOR TEN
MINUTES BEFORE IT GOES IN THE
WASH
WASH AND
WASH AND THAT CAN KILL THE TICKS.4@ LILLY THEN HEADS INTO THE SHOWER
TO WASH ANY TICKS THEY MAY
HAVE MISSED. CHRIS TAUGHT HER TO
DO A FULL BODY CHECK WHICH4@
TO WASH ANY TICKS THEY MAY HAVE MISSED. CHRIS TAUGHT HER TO DO A FULL BODY CHECK WHICH4@4@
INCLUDES HER PRIVATE AREAS. THEN
ANOTHER
ANOTHER CHECK TO MAKE SURE TICKS OR NYMPHS -- WHICH LOOK LIKE MOVING POPPY SEEDS --
ARE ON LILLY'S SCALP. 4@
THIS MAY SEEM TEDIOUS BUT IT'S
AN IMPORTANT PART OF THIS 4@
FAMILY'S DAILY ROUTINE. TEN
YEARS AGO, CHRIS WAS BITTEN BY A
DEER TICK. THAT BITE CAUSED A
CONDITION CALLED BELL'S PALSY.
THE 4@
MUSCLES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS
FACE
FACE BECAME WEAK AND PARTIALLY PARALYZED -- HE STILL CAN'T FEEL PART OF HIS FACE.
ONE 4@THING HE DOES NOT USE ON S
DAUGHTER IS REPELLENT 4@
CONTAINING DEET.
CHRIS PHILBROOK, HAS LYME
DISEASE.
I AM FINE WITH IT BEING ON4@ HER
SHOES OR BE ON HER PANTS BUT I
WOULD NEVER WANT TO PUT IT ON
HER SKIN.
DEET IS THE ONLY THING THAT IS
PROVEN TO REPEL TICKS.4@
PEDIATRICIAN DR. EMILY
WESOLOWSKI SAYS SHE GETS A LOT
OF4@
OF4@
QUESTIONS
QUESTIONS FROM PARENTS USING REPELLENTS ON THEIR KIDS. EVIDENCE HAS SHOWN THAT DEET IS
SAFE WHEN USED AS DIRECTED,
BUT SHE DOESN'T ADVISE PARENTS
TO USE DEET ON THEIR KIDS.
DR. EMILY WESOLOWSKI,
PEDIATRICIAN.
PARENTS ARE HESISTANT ABOUT
PUTTING CHEMICALS ON4@
THEIR CHILDRENS SKIN. I
UNDERSTAND THAT, THE LONG
CLOTHING, TUCKING PANTS INTO
SOCKS, SPRAYING
CLOTHING WITH DEET A4@ND TICK
CHECKS. 4@
EXPERTS SAY TEACHING YOUR KIDS
EARLY TO LOOK FOR TICKS
ON THEIR BODIES IS ONE THE BEST
LINES OF DEFENSE AGAINST LYME
4@AND 4@
OTHER TICK-BORNE ILLNESS. AS
FOR CHRIS -- LIVING WITH THE
LONG
TERM EFFECTS OF LYME DISEASE
KE4@EPING HIS DAUGHTER ON
GUARD.
CHRIS PHILLBROOK, HAS LYME
DISEASE.
NOT LIKE I AM GOING TO END UP
LIKE MY DAD BUT IT'S POSSIBLE TO
HAVE YOUR FACE FROZEN FOR THE
REST OF YOUR LIFE.4@
BUT JUST TAKING THESE KEY STEPS
4@
4@
--
-- CAN
-- CAN HELP YOU STAY SAFE. IN CUMBERLAND, VIVIEN LEIGH NC MAINE.
4@
MAINE. 4@
MAINE. 4@ MEDICAL EXPERTS DO NOT RECOMMEND
ANY HOME REMEDIES --4@
OR SPRAYS MADE FROM PLANT BASED
COMPOUNDS BECAUSE THEY ARE4@
NOT SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN
REPELLING TICKS AND MOSQUITOES.
COMPOUNDS BECAUSE THEY ARE4@ NOT SHOWN TO BE EFFECTIVE IN REPELLING TICKS AND MOSQUITOES.@
KEITH CARSON'S FORECAST 4@FOR YR
MEMORIAL
MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND... WHEN WE COME BACK.