Dear
Public Service Director:
We hope you can use the following to help educate your audience
about how to prevent tick-spread disorders. Your audience can
obtain free information and resources on Lyme disease in several
ways:
Mail: People can send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size
envelope to the LDF, One Financial Plaza, Hartford, CT 06013.
With two stamps, people will receive our new color brochures:
Guide to Lyme Disease, Guide to Tick-borne Disorders, and our
color Wallet Tick-Card.
Phone: Call the LDF's 24-hour Hotline at 800-886-LYME (5963)
Web: Access us through the Internet at www.Lyme.org
email: Lymefnd@aol.com
Sincerely,
Thomas E. Forschner, Executive Director
Many county health departments in areas with a high incidence
of Lyme disease will have LDF audio and video tapes on file for
loan.
1. 10 sec. - Daily Tick Check
Prevent getting diseases spread by ticks. Do daily tick checks
and remove ticks properly. To find out how, call the Lyme Disease
Foundation ... 1-800-886-L-Y-M-E
2. 15 sec. - Loved Ones
Prevent your loved ones from getting Lyme disease. Have them
dress properly before going outside and do a thorough tick check
when coming back inside. To find out how, call the Lyme Disease
Foundation at ... 1-800-886-L-Y-M-E. After all . . . isn't your
family worth it!
3. 30 sec. - Do A Tick-Check - Rap starring: Major
Tick-Check & Dr. Ticked-Off (puppets)
Verse: If you're near the woods, hangin' round the trees, you
might forget about Lyme disease.
That tick might get ya and it's hard to find, so protect yourself
and keep this in mind...
Chorus: Do a Tick Check! What? DO A TICK CHECK!
Verse: If it bites you man, you might get sick, so one good check
should do the trick.
It might be cute and it might be small, but that tick can hurt
you, so I'm telling you all...
Chorus: DO A TICK CHECK!! Do a ticky-ticky-ticky-ticky ta-tick
ta-tick tick check! TICK CHECK!!!
Announcer: From the Lyme Disease Foundation 1-800-886-L-Y-M-E
4. 30 sec. - When You Go Outside
Lyme disease prevention is up to you When you go outside, wear
white or light colored clothing so you can see the ticks. Tuck
your shirt into your pants and your pants into your socks. And,
then have your parents spray you with bug repellants. Last, but
not least . . . check yourself for ticks every day. If you find
a tick remove it with fine point tweezers. And don't forget to
Protect and Check your pets too! For more information, call the
Lyme Disease Foundation. . .1-800-886-LYME.
5. 60 sec. - Serious Infection
Lyme disease is a mild to serious bacterial infection that can
affect people of any age, color or medical condition. The key
to avoiding this disease is prevention. Dress properly, avoid
tick infested areas, use tick repellants, and do daily tick checks
once inside. If you're bitten by a tick, grasp it near the skin
with fine point tweezers and pull the tick straight out. Clean
the bite area with antiseptic. Then, save the tick in a pill
container in case your doctor wants to test it for Lyme disease.
Remember, remove ticks properly and immediately . . . the longer
they stay attached the greater your chance of infection. Putting
petroleum jelly or nail polish on a tick WILL NOT make it fall
off.
By taking these preventative measures, you can still do the things
you enjoy and stay healthy. For more information about Lyme disease
write to us at the Lyme Disease Foundation, One Financial Plaza,
Hartford, CT 06103 or call 1-800-886-L-Y-M-E.
6. 60 sec. - Son & Dad talk about preventing
Lyme Disease
Announcer: Here's important information from the Lyme Disease
Foundation. (Screen Door Closes)
Son: Dad, now that you're back inside, did you do your tick check?
Dad: Well, no . . .
Son: Well, you should check yourself. We check ourselves at school
after soccer. I don't want you to get Lyme disease.
Dad: O.K. smarty, how do I do a tick check?
Son: You look over your clothes for little moving things and
then feel over your skin for attached ticks. Turn around and
I'll check your back.
Dad: Aren't ticks too small to see?
Son: No, ticks that spread Lyme disease can be small, like a
poppy seed, but they can get as big as a raisin. Regular tick
checks and proper tick removal can prevent us from getting infected.
Aha! Here's a tick.
Dad: Oh, so I bet now I get Lyme disease!
Son: Well, there are different types of ticks. Only some of them
spread Lyme disease.
Dad: Just tell me how to get the tick out.
Son: See these fine point tweezers . . . I just put these tight
around the tick's mouthparts, where they attach to your back,
and gently pull the tick out.
Dad: That's all there is to it?
Son: Almost. We keep the tick in this pill container. You should
give Doc Hubbard a call, just in case he wants to test the tick
for Lyme disease. Now, we'll clean the bite with alcohol and
we're all done.
Announcer: From the Lyme Disease Foundation. Call 1-800-886-L-Y-M-E.
7. 60 sec. - Do A Tick-Check-RAP starring: Major
Tick-Check & Dr. Ticked-Off (puppets)
Verse: If you're near woods, hangin' round the trees, you might
forget about Lyme Disease.
That tick might get ya and it's hard to find, so protect yourself
and keep this in mind . . .
Chorus: Do a Tick Check! What'd ya say?
DO A TICK CHECK! Oh! H-H-Ha!
Verse: If you cover yourself from head to toe, you've stopped
that tick, he's got nowhere to go.
If you spray yourself, that's your best bet, and when you go
inside just don't forget . . .
Chorus: Do a Tick Check! What?
Do a Tick Check! Do a ticky ticky ticky ta-tick ta-tick ta-tick
check! TICK CHECK! Now, that's Funk!
Verse: If it bites you man, you might get sick, so one good check
should do the trick.
It might be cute & it might be small, but that tick can hurt
you, so I'm telling you all!
Chorus: Do a Tick Check! Do a Tick Check! Do a ticky ticky ticky
ta-tick ta-tick ta-tick check! TICK CHECK!
Announcer: From the Lyme Disease Foundation. 1-800-886-L-Y-M-E.
