Select Page Outdoor health The NHS inform website has lots of useful information on staying safe and healthy outdoors including removing ticks, drinking clean water and preventing sunburn. Please use the links below for information on: Bugs and germs Avoiding bugs and germs outdoors How to enjoy Scotland’s outdoors safely E. coli E. coli O157 is found in the gut and faeces of many animals, particularly cattle Food poisoning Learn about food poisoning symptoms and treatments Insect bites and stings Learn about insect bites and stings and their treatment Lyme Disease Learn about Lyme disease symptoms and treatments Self-help guide: Tick bites Advice for people of all ages with insect or tick bites. In the summer Allergic rhinitis Learn about allergic rhinitis symptoms and treatment Allergies Learn more about allergies and their symptoms and treatments Dehydration Learn about dehydration symptoms and treatment Hay fever Learn about hay fever symptoms and treatments Sunburn Learn about sunburn and its treatment PARTNERS Accessibility Tools Toggle High Contrast Toggle Font size PARTNERS PARTNERS NHS 24 NHS Inform Public Health Scotland NHS Scotland North Lanarkshire Council South Lanarkshire Council Scottish Government PARTNERS Police Scotland Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) Organ Donation Scotland Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service Healthy Working Lives Contact Us Data Protection Notice Cookie Notice Accessibility Statement Third-party websites and applications Copyright Lanarkshire Health Board Endowment Fund We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. By continuing to use our website, you are consenting to the use of our cookies. OKRead more