It was only last summer when Dentec Safety Specialist’s VP Judy Dente participated in a Yoga Retreat one weekend in Lake Simcoe, only to come home to notice a black bump on the back of her leg.

“I just returned from a relaxing day in Lake Simcoe practicing yoga outdoors, when I noticed something small and dark on the back of my leg when I got out of the shower. To my horror, I realized it was a tick burrowed in my skin.  I definitely panicked, but immediately knew not to touch it and get the Tick Removal Tool from our Tick Removal Kit out immediately (luckily we have always kept one stocked and at home).

I was able to quickly remove it completely without crushing or damaging the tick and get it into a container to have it submitted for examination.  I was fortunate enough to have identified it early and received anti–biotics quickly before any symptoms appeared.  Fortunately, I did not contract Lyme disease or any other infections that are associated with tick bites. Looking back, I was sitting in grass near a wooded area all day, as well as had a dog cuddle close to me while lying on my yoga mat.  I realize now it was a high risk setting for tick bites.”

The bite of an infected blacklegged tick can transmit Lyme disease, a potentially serious infection that’s symptoms include headache, fever, chills, muscle aches and joint pains, facial paralysis, swollen lymph nodes and fatigue.  Symptoms of Lyme disease will usually appear between three and 30 days after infection.  One of the first and most common symptoms to look out for is a bulls eye’s rash that often appears around or near the tick bite and spreads outwards and grows.

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