Health Tips: Mosquitoes and ticks can make you sick

In these dog days of summer, it can be the little things—ticks and mosquitoes—that cause big health problems for your patients. Both are expanding to new territories with longer seasonal activity, and both can carry more than one disease.

Outdoor activities can also increase contact with larger members of the animal world, so you’ll find information on animal bites and rabies, as well.

Please share handouts with your patients to encourage prevention and early intervention behavior. They can be included in After Visit Summaries and in Patient Gateway messages (also available in Spanish).

Guidelines

Patient handouts

3D Models

Lyme