Ticks and Lyme Disease

don't forget ticks w/ lime disease

6 years ago, my wife and I went camping. I ended up over the course getting bit by no less than 15 ticks of various genuses.I got rocky mountain spotted fever, and was treated for that. It's easy to see cause your body gets spots along with pretty nasty illness. During that course, I was also treated for Lyme as well.The key here: I was bitten by the primary carriers of lyme and spotted fever, and had one of those diseases. I'm not recommending everybody be given lyme antiparasit

In my neck of the woods you're more likely to be bitten by the lone star tick, which seems not to be able to communicate Lyme disease, but sometimes its bite can leave you with an allergy to red meat:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_allergyhttps://en.wikipedi

I got Lyme disease last year, from an undetected tick bite in my back yard. Fortunately, it was diagnosed in time for the antibiotics to knock it out. I was annoyed to find out from my vet that I can get a vaccine for my dog, but not for me or my human family members, and that the reasons for this are irrational and non-medical.

this is not a great idea. Even though you might get immunity to ticks, you can still get lime disease.

This is fantastic news. I live in Wisconsin - a tick and Lyme Disease hot spot. Ticks are one of the few bugs that really freak me out due to Lyme Disease, especially for my kids who spend a lot of time out playing in the grass.Any news on the development of the fight against Lyme Disease is great news.One key thing I've learned is that ticks are very unlikely to spread disease-causing bacteria within the first few hours of biting. So just do regular checks whenever you've been o

Would you mind to share what pathogen you're dealing with? In case it's tick borne, I can second your observations

I used to live where it was endemic to western black-legged ticks since the 80's, the tiny ones that carry LD.If ticks are that much of a problem there, I would look into the Lyme PrEP clinical trial. LD is nothing to fuck with due to the neurological decline it can cause. Thankfully, cats are unlikely to catch it so I hope they're okay.Clarification: ridding ticks or riding large mammals?PS: I think chiggers are worse because (I at least) can't see them and

Consider getting tested for lyme disease if you haven't already.

I got 3 ticks in the past but luckily no lime disease... it's crazy how you don't feel them get in your skin.