Vital information about natural, unseen hazards that threaten hunters, hikers, campers, and other outdoor activity enthusiasts, including Rabies, Tetanus (Lockjaw), Tularemia (Rabbit Fever), Brusellosis (Undulant Fever), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and Borrelia (Lyme Disease), with CDC advice on how to avoid ticks, and how to remove ticks. Each of the subject diseases is described with symptoms, treatment, history, geographical risk areas, and significant incidence reports. The book is written by Jerry Genesio, a former employee of Cutter Laboratories' Biological Products Division, and author of a natural history series published by New England Outdoors magazine.


Jerry Genesio was employed by Cutter Laboratories for almost 20 years. For most of that time he was an account executive in Cutter’s Biologicals Division, which specialized in biological products derived from human blood through a process called fractionation. He has written and published numerous articles, including a natural history series focusing on zoonotic diseases. Jerry lives in Bridgton, Maine, and Wilmington, North Carolina.