Gram-positive ((of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method). Gram-negative ((of bacteria) being of or relating to a bacterium that does not retain the violet stain used in Gram's method). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of bacteria):
Outdoors experts: Keep ticks off by spraying repellent on your clothes. A female deer tick. Shane Wilkinson, camping equipment manager at Bass Pro Shops in the Fingerlakes Mall, said he was among those who mistakenly thought this past winter was going to put a real hurt on the ticks.
Often, people are bitten by ticks without them knowing it because they are very small and inject a numbing agent so you cannot feel them on you. Even if the last time you were bitten was 15 years ago, it is still possible you have Lyme. It can lie dormant for a long period of time. ... (8 replies)