Tick Exposure Risk Triage Tool

🛡️ Emergency Tick Triage & Risk Tool

Answer 3 simple questions for immediate guidance.

Step 1: Identify or estimate the tick species

Select the image or description that best matches the tick you found on yourself, a loved one, or your pet:

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Deer / Blacklegged Tick (Ixodes) Very small (sesame seed size), dark shield, reddish-brown body. Highly vectors Lyme.

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Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma) Medium round body. Distinct white spot on back (female). Vectors alpha-gal.

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American Dog Tick (Dermacentor) Larger, ornate silver-white markings on a brown shield. Vectors RMSF.

Step 2: How long was the tick attached?

Estimating attachment duration is key to determining transmission likelihood. Please use your best estimate:

Attachment Time: 24 Hours

Just Crawling (<1h) 1 Day 2 Days 3 Days 4+ Days (Max)

Step 3: Physical State & ZIP Code

This validates regional risk trends and evaluates tick engorgement.

ZIP / Postal Code:

How did the tick look physically?

Flat / Unfed Hardly been feeding. Low danger profile. Swollen / Engorged Expanded/greyish. Indicates prolonged feeding.

Score: 0.0

🛒 Recommended Immediate Action Steps:

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Disclaimer: This tool calculates exposure metrics purely for informational and educational risk assessment. It is not diagnostic and is not a substitute for professional clinical evaluations or physician consultations.