Preventing tick bites While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, be extra vigilant in warmer months (April-September) when ticks are most active. Avoid Direct Contact with Ticks Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaf litter. Walk in the center of trails. Repel Ticks on Skin and
For many people the mere mention of the word“cockroach” makes one’s hair stand on edge. We associate these small insects with indoor dirt and decay, and we know how hard it can be to rid one’s home of an infestation of roaches once they settle in. But roaches are a fact of modern urban and
What is Salmonella? Salmonella is a bacteria that makes people sick. It was discovered by an American scientist named Dr. Salmon, and has been known to cause illness for over 125 years. The illness people get from a Salmonella infection is called salmonellosis. Most people infected with Salmonella develop diarrhea, fever, and abdominal cramps between
HETEROTROPHIC PLATE COUNT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is Heterotrophic Plate Count? Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) is a procedure for estimating the total number of live nonphotosynthetic bacteria (natural background flora) in water. Does water contain HPC? Any place one finds water on earth one finds a natural microbial population. Natural, untreated water will always have
Definition By Mayo Clinic Staff Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria normally live in the intestines of healthy people and animals. Most varieties of E. coli are harmless or cause relatively brief diarrhea. But a few particularly nasty strains, such as E. coli O157:H7, can cause severe abdominal cramps, bloody diarrhea and vomiting. You may be
Allergy Headache Symptoms Pain localized over the sinus area, perhaps causing facial pain rather than a headache (associated with sinus headaches) Throbbing, usually one-sided headaches that may be aggravated by sunlight and accompanied by nausea (associated with migraine headache) Allergy Headache Triggers Nasal or sinus congestion Stress Certain foods Smoke Allergy Headache Management and Treatment
