{"id":57178,"date":"2015-05-22T13:50:37","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T13:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=2f5fcbef3d7c6589f09eba66dbe3f5f6"},"modified":"2015-05-22T13:50:37","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T13:50:37","slug":"news-story-ticks-and-associated-diseases-the-dangers-and-reducing-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=57178","title":{"rendered":"News story: Ticks and associated diseases: the dangers and reducing them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Beware of what lies in wait in long grasses this summer. <abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr> is raising awareness of ticks and how to prevent infections from the diseases associated with them.<\/p>\n<p><abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr> Head of Medical Entomology, Dr Jolyon Medlock, said: <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The start of half term is a good time to think about ticks and what actions to take to avoid the diseases they carry.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The number one thing that people can do to stay safe from ticks is to carry out a tick check after spending time outdoors and remove ticks as soon as possible. If a tick is removed within 12 to 24 hours it will reduce the risk of being infected.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lyme disease is the most significant tick-borne infection in the UK, with an estimated 1,000 to 2,000 cases per year. <\/p>\n<p>Dr Medlock said that although case numbers tripled between 2001 and 2012, many people remain unfamiliar with ticks, the associated disease risk and tick bite prevention measures.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">As children are bitten mostly on the head, this is a very important area to check particularly behind the ears, at the hairline and on the neck.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">It is recommended that tweezers or a tick tool be used to remove ticks, as other methods may lead to infection.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr> is working with local councils to raise awareness of ticks and the risks to health.<\/p>\n<p>More information can be found in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/tick-bite-risks-and-prevention-of-lyme-disease\">\u2018ticks and your health\u2019 factsheet<\/a> and in Dr Jolyon Medlock\u2019s blog <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/publichealthmatters.blog.gov.uk\/2014\/03\/24\/tips-and-tricks-to-stay-safe-from-ticks\">Tips and tricks to stay safe from ticks<\/a>. There is also further information on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/lyme-disease-guidance-data-and-analysis\">Lyme disease<\/a> and <abbr title=\"Public Health England\">PHE<\/abbr>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/tick-recording-scheme\">tick recording scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public Health England (PHE) advise checking for ticks to keep you and your family safe from tick-borne diseases this summer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57178"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=57178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57178\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=57178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=57178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=57178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}