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ERIC Number: EJ407463
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Lyme Disease: A Challenge for Outdoor Educators.
Whitcombe, Mark
Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, v2 n1 p12-20 Sep 1989
Describes signs and symptoms of Lyme disease; life cycle and feeding habits of the deer tick (Ixodes dammini), which transmits the spirochete bacterium; tick control measures; outdoor precautions; and veterinary considerations. Discusses the disease's potential impact on outdoor education, and suggests a reasoned, nonhysterical approach. Contains 17 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Disease Control, Diseases, Insects, Outdoor Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Life Cycles; Lyme Disease; Symptoms