"Ticks,
which can't fly or jump, hold in a fixed position known as questing.
They wait at the end of a branch, blade of grass or pile of wet leaves.
Sensing vibrations, carbon dioxide and heat of animals, they attach
themselves to animals as they walk by."
Columbus
Public Health has launched a comprehensive public-awareness campaign,
warning residents about deer ticks and their potential to spread Lyme
disease.
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