MMM-TickRisk

A MagicMirror² module that displays the Fordham Tri-State Tick Risk Index — a weekly 1–10 score estimating the risk of being bitten by a deer tick in the NY/CT/NJ tri-state area.

Source: Fordham Louis Calder Center

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Screenshot

FORDHAM TICK RISK
🕷️  8 /10
    High Risk

(score is colored orange/red/yellow/green depending on value)

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Installation

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules
cp -r /path/to/MMM-TickRisk .

No npm dependencies — pure vanilla JS.

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Configuration

Add to your config/config.js:

{
  module: "MMM-TickRisk",
  position: "top_right",   // any MM position
  config: {
    // All options below are optional — these are the defaults:
    updateInterval:   21600000,  // ms between re-fetches (default: 6 hours)
    showIcon:         true,      // show 🕷️ icon next to the score
    showLabel:        true,      // show "Fordham Tick Risk" header label
    showDescription:  true,      // show risk level text (Low / Moderate / High / Very High)
    showLastUpdated:  false,     // show timestamp of last successful fetch
    colorize:         true,      // color the score green→yellow→orange→red
    iconType:         "emoji",   // "emoji" for 🕷️, or "fa" for Font Awesome bug icon
    animateOnUpdate:  true,      // brief pulse animation when score changes
  }
},

Config options

Option	Type	Default	Description
updateInterval	number (ms)	21600000	How often to re-fetch. The index is updated weekly, so 6 hours is more than sufficient.
showIcon	boolean	true	Show a tick icon next to the score.
iconType	"emoji" | "fa"	"emoji"	"emoji" uses 🕷️. "fa" uses Font Awesome's fa-bug (requires FA to be loaded).
showLabel	boolean	true	Show "Fordham Tick Risk" label above the score.
showDescription	boolean	true	Show a text label: Low / Moderate / High / Very High Risk.
showLastUpdated	boolean	false	Show the time of the last successful data fetch below the score.
colorize	boolean	true	Color the score and description by risk level (green / yellow / orange / red).
animateOnUpdate	boolean	true	Briefly pulse the score number when the value changes.

Risk level color bands

Score	Level	Color
1–2	Low	🟢 Green
3–4	Moderate	🟡 Yellow
5–7	High	🟠 Orange
8–10	Very High	🔴 Red

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Notes

• The module fetches the Fordham page directly from the browser (client-side), so no Node helper is needed.
• If the page is unreachable, the last known score is kept until the next successful fetch.
• The index is only published for the tri-state area (southern NY, CT, northern NJ).