Welcome! Thank you for taking the first step toward protecting yourself and your loved ones from acquiring Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

This course will be divided into the following chapters:

1. Introduction
2. Ticks From Around the Globe
   1. Review of ticks from around the globe and the pathogens they carry.
   2. How to identify ticks.
   3. Geographic distribution of ticks.
   4. Prevalence of pathogens in ticks.
   5. Tick attachment times and pathogen transmission.
3. Tick-Borne Diseases Around the Globe
   1. Signs and symptoms of tick-borne diseases.
   2. Geographic distribution of tick-borne diseases.
4. Preventing Tick Bites
   1. Tick habitat.
   2. Tick control: reducing the tick population.
   3. Protecting yourself from tick bites.
5. What To Do If you Get a Tick Bite
   1. The 6 Steps to take after a tick bite.
6. Acute Tick Borne Disease Treatment
   1. Comprehensive pharmaceutical and natural treatment protocols of acute tick-borne diseases.
7. Conclusion

You will access video recordings that capture Alexis Chesney's lectures (audio) accompanying the PowerPoint slides with her on camera in real time (video). You will have access to PDFs of the lectures, and extra handouts and videos along the way.

Let's get started on this educational adventure together!