With the warmer weather and more of an incentive to get outside, you should beware of contracting lyme disease through tick bites. Southern Health-Santé Sud Medical Officer of Health Dr. Michael Routledge explains it's tick season.

"This is the time of year when people are spending more time outdoors," says Routledge. "The ticks are starting to come out and bite. This is a typical time of year when public health sends out reminders about precautions people can take and to just be aware that these ticks can transmit infection."

Routledge says you can avoid tick bites and infection by staying away from wooded areas, or at least taking a marked trail. Wear long-legged clothing, tuck your pants into your socks, and your shirt into your pants.

When you head back into your house, make a thorough check of yourself. He adds ticks are smaller at this time of year, and the best way to pull one out, if you find one, is by using tweezers.

Lyme disease is spread by ticks and is curable, but if you contract it, the sooner it's treated, the better.