The Owners' Manual | Issue 24 | Spring 2022

k-borne Illness

discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Keep ticks away from pets in your backyard by applying pesticides outdoors, removing leaf litter and tall grasses, placing a 3-foot-wide barrier of wood chips or gravel between lawns and wooded areas, and stacking wood neatly and in a dry area. Keep playground equipment, decks and patios away from yard edges and trees, use fences to keep out unwelcome animals, such as deer or raccoons, and remove old furniture or trash from the yard that may give ticks a place to hide.

Don’t forget your pets Your pets can also get tick-borne diseases. The CDC says dogs are very susceptible to tick bites, which may be hard to detect. Signs of tick-borne disease may not show up for at least one to three weeks after a bite, so watch your dog closely for changes in behavior or appetite if you think that has happened, the agency says. Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating

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