Lyme Disease UK
@UKLyme
UK charity raising awareness of Lyme disease, tick bite prevention & supporting those living with the illness. Please contact us for free awareness talks! 🕷️
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We have a limited number of free awareness packs remaining for Lyme Disease Awareness Month, which each contain 5 posters, 20 leaflets and 20 tick cards for people to put up in their community.
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*UK delivery only
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Ticks vary in size depending on their age and whether or not they have had a blood meal recently.
There are many species of tick but some examples can be found in the picture above.
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Huge thanks to John Watling from Team Seasoar and our very own Julia Knight for speaking to BBC Radio Wiltshire this morning about the rowing challenge and tick bite and Lyme disease prevention tips.
Do please give it a listen at:
vimeo.com/944515406?shar…
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the college is proud to take part by lighting the college in green.
Lyme Disease UK work all year round to raise awareness Lyme disease, tick bite prevention & supporting those living with the illness.
Join us and #LightUpForLyme 💚
A reminder to send us your tick sightings for Tick Watch!
Please take a photo of any ticks that you spot and send them to us in a DM or email [email protected]
Thank you to our Scientific Advisor, Dr. Eoin Healy for this video - please don’t try this at home!!
🐶 Consult with your vet about protecting your pets from ticks. This video also provides an overview on how Lyme disease can affect animals:
youtube.com/watch?v=4Le8SP…
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🎉 We are absolutely delighted to have tick removal brand, Tick Twister supporting us as a sponsor for our 2024 Awareness Campaign – Wake Up to Lyme! 🎉
Discover more about the tool and order yours at:
lymediseaseuk.com/order-tick-twi…
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There are many effective tick repellents on the market to protect yourself from ticks. Check the reviews online beforehand to make sure it's a well-respected repellent.
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🤩 We are delighted to be able to share our brand new rash awareness video with you!
If you recognise from this video any signs that you may have an EM (Erythema Migrans) rash, please contact a medical professional.
lymediseaseuk.com/help-ive-been-…
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✅ Protection methods include wearing insect repellent, sticking to well maintained paths and carrying out regular tick checks.
Find out more via: lymediseaseuk.com/prevention
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💚 Thank you to everyone who entered our pet photography competition on Friday!
🥳 Big congratulations to beautiful Piper who won the most votes from the LDUK team! 🥳
👉 You can buy your dog a bandana here theprancingdog.co.uk/products/lduk 👈
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We would like to express huge thanks to Community Pharmacy England for getting so on board with our ‘Wake Up to Lyme’ campaign this month!
cpe.org.uk/our-news/pharm…
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⚠️ Ticks are sometimes referred to as ‘nature's dirty needle’. This is because they can carry a variety of infections including Lyme disease, rickettsia, anaplasmosis, ehrlichia and babesia.
Learn more about Lyme disease co-infections here: lymediseaseuk.com/co-infections/
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🙏 A massive thank you to our Patient Ambassador Tom Davies, who helped arrange the two light ups in Liverpool this weekend.
💚 He has also spoken to the Liverpool Echo about his experience with the condition
liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool…
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🕷 Our Lyme disease prevention webinar raises awareness of Lyme disease and shares some helpful tips, ideal for use either by individuals or organisations.
It’s totally free and available on demand from our website at any time 👇
lymediseaseuk.com/webinar/
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Former BBC Environment Correspondent, Richard Wilson, recently shared with us, his experience with Lyme disease.
He has a new piece available about it on his Substack, which you can find here - fishrise.substack.com/p/lyme-disease…
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🌳 Ticks have been found in urban areas including parks and back gardens, and are found on mice, squirrels and birds which can be prevalent in these areas.
🧴 It’s important to take prevention methods when out and about.
Learn how via: lymediseaseuk.com/prevention/
#WakeUpToLyme
Yesterday was unbelievable!
Thank you to everyone who made it happen!
We’ve done our best to keep up with the activity online but if we’ve missed your pictures, please pop them in the comments below so we can thank you personally!!
lymediseaseuk.com/2024/05/04/wea…
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We have a limited number of free awareness packs available for Lyme Disease Awareness Month, which each contain 5 posters, 20 leaflets and 20 tick cards for people to put up in their community.
cognitoforms.com/LymeDiseaseUK1…
#WakeUpToLyme #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #lymedisease
