LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Disease: Lyme Disease
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Prompt removal of ticks decreases the chances of getting Lyme disease. The proper and easiest method is to grasp the tick with fine tweezers, as near the skin as you can, and gently pull it straight out. Be careful not to squeeze the tick when removing it which could result in more bacteria being injected. Do not try to remove the tick with your fingers or attempt to remove with lighted cigarettes, matches, nail polish, or vaseline.
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Recently the Boston Globe reported that a group whose mission is to eradicate Lyme disease has proposed killing deer to prevent the spread of Lyme disease. An animal ecologist reportedly claimed that killing deer would not make a difference in the population of ticks, the insect that spreads the disease to humans.
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Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics. Timely treatment increases chances of recovery and may lessen the severity of any later symptoms in both animals and man. The most effective treatment will be recommended by your physician or in the case of your animals by your veterinarian and will depend on the stage of the disease. Treatment for later stages is more difficult often requiring extended and repeated courses of antibiotic therapy. In animals and man treatment failures and relapses are reported.
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