 The study found that the perceived seriousness of a tick bite and limboraleosis, pound, significantly predicted the level of adoption of protective measures applied by respondents. Additionally, the perceived likelihood of getting a tick bite within the next 12 months and the perceived likelihood of getting pound if bitten by a tick significantly predicted the application of protective measures. However, the increases in the likelihood of protection were very small. Furthermore, the application of a certain type of protection was always correlated with the perceived efficacy of the same protective measure.