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Tick season is here, and it’s already shaping up to be a rough one. The United States is seeing the highest number of reported emergency room visits for tick bites since 2019, according to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Recent estimates suggest that more than 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by ticks each year. Rates of tick-borne diseases , like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever , have more than doubled over the last two decades—a result of rising temperatures, shifting land use, and other factors. But getting a tick bite doesn’t necessarily mean you will get sick. Most tick bites don’t lead to disease, and the majority of tick-borne diseases can be prevented by early removal of the tick, research shows. “Frequent tick checks are important because they help prevent infections like Lyme disease, which can cause serious long-term health issues if not caught early,” Bobbi Pritt, MD , the director of the Clinical Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic and a spokesperson for the College of American Pathologists, told Health. With that in mind, where on your body should you pay extra attention to when scanning for ticks? Here’s what to know about where ticks like to hang out—as well as what to do if you actually find one on your body.