Welcome Social Studies Planet - The Social Studies Web Guide provides teachers and students with teacher approved Social Studies related resources. The Lyme Disease Information Resource is designed to be a comprehensive resource for patients, physicians, caretakers and other individuals interested in the complexity of Lyme disease.
Deer ticks are small, dark-colored ticks sometimes called seed ticks.
Spotlight on Lyme Disease - offers a fact sheet, a U.S. map of affected regions, cases reported to CDC, pictures of ticks, a public info guide, and a brochure to download. Biology of Ticks - get background info on these blood feeding parasites. The adult males and females are frequently encountered by sportsmen and people who work outdoors. The brown dog tick seldom attacks animals other than dogs. It is most likely found where dogs are kept in or around the house.