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What Happens When You Contract Lyme Disease?

Posted by Mosquito Squad

January 28, 2025

Our region is a gorgeous part of the country in which to enjoy the outdoors, but it comes with a cost. In the last couple decades, tick populations have grown almost without check, and they are spreading disease in the process. Estimated to infect 475,000+ people in the U.S. each year, Lyme disease is increasingly prevalent in our residential areas, emphasizing the importance of powerful tick control solutions. We can help with this endeavor!

 

Lyme Disease Starts with a Small Bite; Tick Control Villanova is Vital

While we hear of Lyme disease a lot in the news, it’s important to know how this disease is spread in the first place and what symptoms could look like. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, a corkscrew-shaped bacteria that is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected deer tick that remains attached for 24 hours or more. While it might seem easy to recognize when a tick bites you, it’s important to remember their bites are painless, and they choose sheltered areas of the body to attach. What makes these ticks particularly concerning is their adolescent form, known as seed or Nymph ticks, which are often no larger than a poppy seed, making them incredibly difficult to spot and remove before they’ve had a chance to transmit the infection.

 

If Lyme disease isn’t detected and treated early, it can progress to a chronic stage, leading to long-term health complications that can persist even after being cured of the infection. Indeed, chronic Lyme disease can cause severe inflammation and joint pain, neurological issues like memory problems or nerve damage, and debilitating fatigue that has been known to inexplicably last for years. This is why proactive tick control and vigilance are so critical to helping protect your health and well-being!

 

Rely on Mosquito Squad for Powerful Tick Control in Villanova

With the help of our highly trained technicians and our powerful Villanova tick control treatments, we can guarantee three weeks of effective coverage that will result in a dramatic reduction in the tick population on your property. Rather than take risks with these parasites, rely on us for treatments backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

 

Lyme disease can have long-term effects if left untreated. Help defend against it with Villanova tick control from Mosquito Squad. Give us a call today at (610) 463-0507 to learn more about us and how we can help reduce the tick population on your property!

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