Just pulled a tick off me.

[neosapien]

Does this look like a deer tick? I think it does.



Fuck. This is 2 times in 2 years.

 

[lokie]

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[whitebb2727]

Probably. Couple other ticks have that brown band at the back of them.

Treat that with some Neosporin.

 

[abe supercro]

Listened to blurb on NPR recently. Don't need no stinking Lymes!

http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2017/03/06/518219485/forbidding-forecast-for-lyme-disease-in-the-northeast

 

[tangerinegreen555]

 

[Singlemalt]

http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199309233291308
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM199309233291308
"In the United States, more vector-borne diseases are transmitted by ticks than by any other agent1. During the past 20 years, tick-borne diseases have taken on increased importance as humans have moved into rural areas and increased their recreational outdoor activity. Tick-borne diseases can result from infection with pathogens that include bacteria, rickettsia, viruses, and protozoa (Table 1). In this article, we review recent advances in the understanding of these diseases, particularly the microbiology, epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment of the major tick-borne diseases that occur in the United States. Biology of Ticks Ticks are obligate blood-sucking members of the . . ."

 

[curious2garden]

I'd take a course of Tetracycline or Erythromycin

 

[Grandpapy]

Already looks infected. I'm old and like the receptionist at the Dr's office.

 

[whitebb2727]

Ever have to ask someone to remove a tick from your sphincter.

 

[tangerinegreen555]

Looks big for a deer tick (the lyme disease kind, deer can have a vast array of different ticks).

I read that mice are now lyme disease tick carriers in a game news magazine.

Had a friend who got pretty sick, never knew he got bit, didn't know what was wrong, diagnosed 6 months later after Dr's. missed it for awhile.

 

[neosapien]

Yeah I had a bullseye acouple years back and took doxycycline. They had me test once and said it was negative and then said it's always negative the first few weeks. So then I said well why'd you have me waste my money you slimy fucks. And just kept the 21 day course and never retested. Gonna go to the med express tomorrow and check out the receptionist I guess.

 

[lokie]

Moreton bay bugs .
Yum yum get you some.

There's few things finer than fresh out of the water Moreton bay bugs .
Nom Nom Nom

Every time I have ordered these bugs I always stayed for a second plate .

 

[Bublonichronic]

I had one when I was little n my grandma just burnt it off with a cigarette..still got the scar to remember her by

 

[UncleBuck]

don't take this too lightly. ticks spread many diseases worse than lyme disease. we're talking stuff that can put a man in the grave.

a (much) worse than normal tick season is predicted for huge swaths of the country this year. be mindful everyone.

tuck those jeans into your socks and palpate yourselves for these sick fuckers anytime after going outside.

monitor for symptoms if you find one in you.

 

[tyler.durden]

 

[lokie]

At first I did not see the tick in your picture .

I apologize that my posts may be mistaken as indifferent.

A trip to see @Grandpapy 's receptionist is sound advice.

Then go get those Moreton Bay Bugs. You won't be disappointed.

 

[Nugachino]

I lived up in the Alice for a while. Fuckin hole of a place. Found quite a few of those little shits tryin ta make a meal of me over that year.

 

[thumper60]

Does this look like a deer tick? I think it does.

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Fuck. This is 2 times in 2 years.

yes its dug in to,i would bring that tick to the clinic with u they can find the lyme lot quicker in the tick,than in u.r u in new England dam early to be seeing ticks we r loaded with them in sw maine

 

[BarnBuster]

 

[dannyboy602]

I hear its the smaller, tiny actually, deer ticks that are the problem. Not the dog ticks like the one you have. I think. I went for the shot and after my first dose had pain in my forearms from the shot. Fuck that. I told the doctor what he could do with his lyme vaccine. Haven't had any problems since. My aunt had lyme disease. Couple other people I know too.
I don't think yours was a deer tick Neo, but what do I know?