Tickmojis vs DETICKT IT

THE IDEA: TICKMOJIS How can we educate the public, where they are, on their mobile devices about the impacts that ticks have on us (humans and animals) better than by communicating with Tickmojis!!! Ticks have been on the earth for thousands of years, however, as with most species, we are still learning more and more about how we as humans interact with and are affected by them. Ticks continue to be part of our daily lives, however, our understanding of how our environment impacts them, where they are located, how they travel, what hosts (humans and animals) and ultimately what diseases they carry. ABOUT LIVLYME FOUNDATION LivLyme Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supporting the work of researchers, scientists, and educators around the world who are dedicated to building awareness, education and ultimately finding effective treatments for tickborne diseases. LivLyme Foundation also provides assistance to children and their families struggling with tickborne diseases, specifically Lyme Disease through funding and education. We envision a world without Lyme and other debilitating tickborne diseases. Working towards this goal, we will provide valuable resources to educate all, support those battling Lyme, and help develop a cure.

DETICKT IT is an app that allows users to take a photo of a tick they find and then it gives a comprehensive risk assessment of the most prevalent tick-borne diseases. The app uses the user's location to create a location-based risk from the most common species of tick that are identified.