The fever came on a Saturday, two days after the tick was removed. By that evening, J.K. was in the emergency room. They ran the tests you would expect them to run. Nothing came back that explained his symptoms. They sent him home. I need you to sit with that for a second, because that…
J.K. went to the doctor for a routine check-up on a Thursday. They found a tick, removed it, and he went home. The next day he woke up extremely ill. By Saturday he was in the ER. Eleven days later he had a confirmed tick-borne illness and two hospital visits behind him. J.K. Is the…
And we run a pest control company. Overview My husband J.K. is the COO of U.S. Pest Protection. Our family has been in the pest control business in Middle Tennessee since 1985. We spend our working lives thinking about ticks — where they live, when they are active, how to keep them off people. Last…
Pest allergies caused by stinkbugs and ladybugs overwintering in your home may cause similar symptoms to Covid-19, the flu and the common cold. Moving into the cooler months and influenza season of 2020 is causing Americans to worry that it will be difficult to determine what disease or reaction they are having. Covid-19, the flu,…
Mosquito & Tick Treatments launched by U.S. Pest in Tennessee for protection against Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and Lyme Disease. U.S. Pest Protection is Tennessee’s local leader providing termite, pest control and moisture remediation services in Tennessee, this year launched their aggressive preventative flea, tick & mosquito protection treatments to stave off infestations in yards…
What deadly disease is on the rise resulting from ticks? Powassan virus is spread through an infected tick. First of all, this disease is really rare in the United States but there has become an increase in recent years. The southeast region and Tennessee have no confirmed cases of Powassan virus, but that doesn’t…
The brown recluse spider has become famous because of reports of it’s necrotic bite. First of all, we see pictures in the media of skin lesions and horrible reactions with this spider’s bite. These events can occur but there is a lot more to the story when we gather all the information. The most commonly…
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