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CBC
2 days ago
- Sport
- CBC
'Le Tour de St. John's' at the Canada Games
The streets of St. John's looked a little more like the Tour De France on Day 7, with people lining the streets to watch the final day of cycling. Team New Brunswick's Molly Flynn took bronze in the women's Criterium, her second medal of the Games, having won silver in the women's road race. Team New Brunswick finishes Week 1 with three medals, and two of them belong to Flynn.
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Tick Season Has Arrived
PLATTSBURGH, NY (WVNY/WFFF) — Once the warmer weather arrives, so do the ticks. With ticks comes potentially dangerous illnesses, such as Lyme disease. 'Here in the North Country, tick season starts as soon as our temperatures are regularly above 40 degrees. So, depending on the year, we can see most of our year being tick season, and it's going to run all the way through the end of October,' said Molly Flynn, Principal Public Health Educator for the Clinton County Health Department. Ticks are often so small; many people may not notice or feel them on their body. 'He's going to look for a spot like your armpit, or behind your ear, or your hair, somewhere you're not touching. And then he's going to basically bite in and burrow his head down into your skin so that he has direct access to your blood,' said Tia Legge, Agriculture Educator for Cornell Cooperative Extension of Clinton County. 'It sounds terrifying, but actually, typically people don't feel it. Ticks carry diseases that can be potentially dangerous not only for people, but for our pets, as well. 'The most common tick-borne illness in our area is Lyme disease. We've also seen cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, anaplasmosis, and Powassan virus. And we also see that ticks are co-infected so that means that they can be carrying more than one disease or illness at the same time,' said Flynn. Keeping your yard clean, with no leaves or brush, and the grass mowed short is critical for tick prevention. When going outdoors, it's best to put on an EPA registered insect repellant, cover as much skin as possible with lightweight, tight-knit clothing, wear close-toed shoes and tuck pant legs into your socks. After being outside, people should always check over their entire body and their pets' bodies for ticks. 'Check your hairline, ears, armpits, belly buttons, waist, behind your knees, between your legs, your ankles and between your toes,' said Flynn. 'Do tick checks on your pets, as well.' If you do find a tick attached to you, it's best to use fine-point tweezers. Grasp the tick close to the head, and pull straight out without twisting, jerking or yanking. Once the tick is removed, you should clean the bite area with soap and water. The tick should be kept in a zip log bag or some other sealed container. Ticks can be brought to Legge, at the Cornell Cooperative Extension, in Plattsburgh, for identification and testing. Both Clinton County Health Department and Cornell Cooperative Extension have extensive resources about ticks. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
