- A tick bite can make a person very ill.
- The sickness often causes high fever and headache.
- A red rash may appear on the skin.
- Early care and diagnosis are very important.
- Doctors use a common medicine to treat it.
- Researchers made a new, fast and simple test.
- The test works quickly without large machines.
- It shows a color change for a positive result.
- Faster tests can help people in rural clinics.
Difficult words
- diagnosis — a doctor's identification of a disease or problem
- researcher — a person who studies and tests new ideasResearchers
- rural — in or near the countryside, not the city
- rash — a red or unusual change on the skin
- treat — to give medicine or care to a sick person
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever had a rash?
- Would you go to a clinic if a tick bit you?
- Do you live near a rural clinic?
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