Ticks and Tick-Borne Disease: What You Need To Know with Sonty Brook Southampton Hospital (Zoom Virtual Event)

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Program Type:

Nature, Virtual

Age Group:

Adults
Registration for this event will be open from May 1, 2024 @ 10:00am to June 20, 2024 @ 12:00pm.

Program Description

Event Details

Thursday, June 20 at 12:00pm. 

Chances are that you or someone you know has been diagnosed with Lyme or another tick-borne disease. Jerry Simons, PA-C, a member of the Medical Advisory Panel of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Regional Tick-Borne Disease Resource Center, and an Assistant Professor at Stony Brook Medicine, will speak about the diseases that are carried by the different species of ticks found on Eastern Long Island, and the symptoms, diagnostic tests, and treatment options available. Tips on preventing tick bites will also be shared.

An East End Libraries Event hosted by Cutchogue New Suffolk Library.

Westhampton Free Library strives to create respectful and family-friendly virtual experiences using Zoom. Please do not share any Zoom links. You must be registered to be admitted to the Zoom programs. In order to facilitate presentations, the library staff member co-host or the presenter may or may not, at their discretion, enable visual and chat participation. We ask that all participants in library programs via Zoom be mindful and polite. Guests who are disruptive or otherwise do not conduct themselves in a respectful manner may be removed from a Zoom meeting. We thank you in advance for your courtesy.