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Doctors worldwide are concerned about the increasing prevalence of ticks.
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These are tiny blood-sucking bugs that carry germs from one host to another.
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The CDC in the USA has reported a dramatic upswing in tick activity.
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It said thirty one million Americans are bitten by ticks annually.
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Tick populations are expanding geographically because we're changing the climate.
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After they fill themselves with blood their bodies become spherical.
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They range in size from the size of a poppy seed to an apple seed.
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They latch on to animals and humans by sinking their mouthparts into the skin.
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This numbs the bite area so people often do not feel anything.
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It recommends wearing insect repellents that contain the ingredient DEET.
See the tick bites lesson for the whole text.
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