Dr Amir Khan

speaker

9,295 appearances 21 recordings 2 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 6d ago

Dr Amir Khan’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

Trend

recordings per month · last 12 months

Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 21 in all, peaking in Aug 2026 with 5.

newest first · ▶ plays the moment

No Appointment Necessary · The Travel Health Tips Every Holidaymaker Needs · 3 Aug 2026 podcast

North America as well, in those kind of long grassy mountain woodlandy type areas. voice-verified

They're very ticky. voice-verified

Because people think, oh, ticks are like a tropical disease. voice-verified

They're not a tropical disease. voice-verified

They're right here with us right now. voice-verified

They're in Europe. voice-verified

They're in North America. voice-verified

What do they look like? voice-verified

They look like a small, greeny-brown ladybird that's just attached to you. voice-verified

And so you see it. voice-verified

You can see it attached to you. voice-verified

So what you're supposed to do is check for ticks after you've come back from these walks. voice-verified

And the key thing here is... voice-verified

It generally takes about 24 to 36 hours of them attaching to you before they introduce this bacteria. voice-verified

So the sooner you get these off after you walk, the less risk you are off something like Lyme disease. voice-verified

So if you come back and you check yourself over and you find a tick on you or someone else, the key thing is how to take them off. voice-verified

Don't just pull it off. voice-verified

If you pull it off, it will leave part of it in there and the bacteria will be there. voice-verified

You need tweezers or you can get very specific tick removal little bits and bobs that you can do. voice-verified

Showing 3441–3460 of 9,295 · page 173 of 465