Tick related infections/disease is skyrocketing partly due to people taking advantage of nature that is free for the taking when you are financially strapped but don't want to be shut in.


The number of cases is rising rapidly and these little buggers can do some serious damage if not caught early. They necessitated my cranial surgery last year that I am still recovering from so watch yourself especially if you spend any amount of time in a forest but city dwellers are not immune to them either ...

Again I won't post a link because you never know what kind of bannable material might be on them since different people get different advertising depending on your browser preferences that allow them to choose for you whether you like it or not but you can visit an AARP or CDC site for some great info on this.

Same goes for Europe where the problem is also on the rise just as rapidly.

 

Shooter has a license for tick inspections.
However, it is restricted to women only.

 

Damn right, not to be regarded lightly. Neurological as well as cardiac problems will arise if left untreated. Funny how that works. We move away from "nature" the more we develop our society, but Lyme disease is on the rise. Guess we are becoming better fare than the deer.

 

Yale helps people with Lyme

 

Last year knocking around the woods here like I do, every night I'd have a bunch on me, literally, never saw one till 5 years ago. Never the less, I have been bit by them...

Oddly almost immediately, they died Alcohol poisoning I suspect

Hush....an alias

 

First I grew up with Rocky Mountain ticks and back in the early 1900's the doctor in my hometown was the first one to make the connection between ticks and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. In fact one summer up at the ranch when I was just a stupid kid I had seven ticks around my belly button and I just left them in to see how big they would get.

But that being said there is another element to especially the ticks that spread Lyme Disease.

Global Warming May Spread Lyme Disease
Scientists tackle the difficult problem of how climate change aids the spread of the tick-borne disease

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/global-warming-may-spread-lyme-disease/

 

Nasty little bastards. Keep your grass and bushes cut and I recommend the highest rate of deet you can get. Maybe some surplus agent orange.

 

long sleeves help

 

The most dangerous part of Lyme disease is that it is so difficult for doctors to diagnose.
Many people with Lyme disease are suffering because they are not getting treatment as they have not been properly diagnosed.