Hosted By The 1A Park Rangers

Lyme diseaseFacts about mosquitoes Facts about WNV Misc

Row 1, Col 1 Deer ticks. What ticks are infected with Lyme disease?

1,2 No, only females do. Do male and female mosquitoes both bite humans?

1,3 It’s a mosquito-borne infection that can cause serious illness and sometimes death. What is WNV?

1,4 Because they need the protein for there eggs. Why do mosquitoes drink blood?

2,1 In the North East and Thick wooded areas. Where are deer ticks most commonly found?

2,2 Egg Larva Pupa Adult What is the life cycle of mosquitoes?

2,3 Birds Where does WNV start?

2,4 No Do all mosquitoes transmit WNV?

3,1 No you can only get it from ticks. Is Lyme disease contagious?

3,2 They are out mostly at dawn and dusk. What times of the day are Mosquitoes most out?

3,3 Don’t go out at dawn or Dusk. Wear big spay, long sleeve shirts and long pants. Describe prevention of WNV.

3,4 Egg Larva Nymph Adult What is the life cycle of a tick?

4,1 Antibiotics administered over a course of three to four weeks. How do you treat Lyme disease?

4,2 They lay them in standing pools of water Where do mosquitoes lay their eggs?

4,3 No other animals such as dogs and horses can get it too. Do just humans get WNV?

4,4 With their first host the white footed Deer Mouse. Where do ticks usually come in contact with Lyme disease?

5,1 Nymph What is the life stage of a tick when it is the most dangerous to humans.

5,2 2 to 3 weeks How long can adult mosquitoes live?

5,3 A mosquito and develop in 4 to 7 days. How fast can a mosquito develop from Larva to egg?

5,4 False only some people get the rash. Everyone who get Lyme disease get’s the Bull’s eye Rash. True or False?