Outwitting Ticks: The prevention and Treatment of Lyme Disease and Other Ailments Caused by Ticks, Scorpions, Spiders, and Mites [Paperback]

Susan Carol Hauser (Author)

Book Description

Series: Outwitting | Publication Date: January 1, 2001

A complete handbook for the prevention and treatment of Lyme disease and other ailments caused by ticks, scorpions, spiders, and mites.

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Also available: Outwitting Critters, Outwitting Deer, Outwitting Mice, Outwitting Neighbors, Outwitting Bears.

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Ticks are among the most feared of all eight-legged pests because they carry the debilitating Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Both diseases can cause permanent damage to the infected, and early detection is difficult. It's gotten so that in some parts of the country, folks are afraid to weed their gardens or hike in the woods. How can we regain the outdoors without putting ourselves and our children at risk? Outwitting Ticks provides the answers, along with vital information on other poisonous arachnids, including the black widow spider, brown recluse, scorpions, mites, and more. Outwitting Ticks will help you: identify the species of poisonous ticks, spiders, and mites in your area; learn the warning signs of Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain fever, and other ailments; prevent contact with disease-bearing ticks; recognize and treat reactions from bites; protect and treat children and pets; sort through the myths about ticks and poisonous spiders; and more. No homeowner, suburban or rural dweller, gardener, hiker, camper, hunter, or anyone who enjoys the outdoors should be without a copy of Outwitting Ticks. (51/2 X 81/4, 160 pages, b&w photos, map, illustrations, charts)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: The Lyons Press; 1st edition (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585740217
• ISBN-13: 978-1585740215
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,706,694 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > Science & Math > Nature & Ecology > Field Guides > Insects & Spiders

More About the Author

Susan Carol Hauser
www.susancarolhauser.com
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Hauser is an established writer with four natural history books published by The Lyons Press and Falcon Guides (Globe Pequot), a book on memoir writing with Writer's Digest Books, and seven books with literary presses.

Her book on a Mississippi River trip is scheduled for publication June 2011 by the Center for American Places, Columbia College Chicago (George Thompson, editor).

She has published scholarly articles in Scribner's American Writers series and her freelance work has been published in The Sun, the Old Farmer's Almanac and many other magazines and journals.

Her numerous awards and grants include a 2010 McKnight Artist Fellowship in poetry.

She was a commentator on National Public Radio's "Living on Earth" for four years and has been a guest on Garrison Keillor's "Prairie Home Companion."