And for those who like conspiracy theories. Just do a search on where Lymes disease came from and why.
Damn, it looks like the target logo.Last years tick bite. This F'er got me good. View attachment 3937122 View attachment 3937122
BINGO! It is from f**king Plum Island which is closer to off Long Island in NY. Carried probably by small ticks on birds on the island to Lyme, CT area. Your taxpayer money at work.There was a video on the net was called Behind The eight ball...was all about the conspiricy on Lyme..it is believed it was created in a lab in CT..for biological warefare..a place called Plum Island...it is an animal Disease Center..whether true or not..the story does sound believeable...at some of the symposiums i been to a lot of the Dr's there believe the story..as records have shown thwey were working on a bacteria same as lyme there at one time...
MyDR told me that Doxycyline is basicly useless after 3 days of the bite..There is a new test that shows results fast..but Ins companies will not pay for it..so we are screwed...
Also if you have chronic Lyme an get bit again the new bacteria may be a bit different than the one in yiou now..so it can mutate to even more severe strain...
I was out yestrerday after i posted here to cut grass..I walked in some brush area..then minutes later felt a crawler under my pants..pulled them down an a tick was crawling up my leg..also had some on pants..grrr...I did not have my protected clothing on that is sprayed with Sawyers clothing tick spray.. https://www.amazon.com/Products-Premium-Permethrin-Clothing-Repellent/dp/B01M4KFZME
stuff works..just use on clothes your wear outside working or hiking...
also the Dr. said to shower after with a tick soap or shampoo..ones for dogs are safe for us..they have herbal ones also..
It is worse for kids to get Lyme..its a killer...a child died not long ago from Lyme..it attacks heart muscles...check your children every time they come in from tick areas..,,head also...
also if you area deer hunter..do not hang deer in yard..as the deer cools down the ticks drop off an an make it home there..now u created a tick farm..if u do..spray the area good with a insecticide that kills ticks..
Tick nymphs are carried by mice an other animals outside...a tick will only travel 1 meter during its life span..they do not jump or fly...they hang on the ends of branches or on tall grass waiting for a host to come by..
TICKS ARE NO JOKE..THEY CAN BE KILLERS...PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN..PLEASE...
I have a job for those 6 hands.
good thing the guy you voted for is trying to make living a pre-existing condition, eh?Nasty little bastards ! They are THICK this year in upstate NY. I have been pulling them off the dog all winter. Since the weather has warmed up things have only got worse here.
More good news , watched a bit on wsj the other day about the upcoming season saying it will be the worst yet. They also said 38% of 800 ticks tested so far carried Lyme disease , these were random ticks sent in by people who found or removed them this season in CT. Heres the news bit, some good info.
http://www.wsj.com/video/tick-and-lyme-disease-season-is-here-worse-than-ever/514E681C-6456-4916-B77B-5A9018D37D7E.html
Try this: Light a match and then blow it out and touch the head to the rear of the tick. It will let go and try and get its ass out of dodge.Either two weeks ago, or two weeks before that, when I was hiking, I found a tiny little freckle sized tick in my groin area. I had got out of the tent to pee, and felt it while I was scratching. Got back in the tent with my headlamp and mirror, but he was so small I fucked him up pulling him out. No bulls eye, but it was red and swollen for at least two weeks. I didn't have a tick removal tool at the time, but I have a three pack on the way from Amazon now. Will be treating my hiking {and herb growing} clothes with Permethrin as soon as I can get some from Amazon.
Don't do it too quickly or the tick will vaporize before it can wiggle out & the head will be stuck.Try this: Light a match and then blow it out and touch the head to the rear of the tick. It will let go and try and get its ass out of dodge.
Make the bastard suffer before you stomp his ass!Don't do it too quickly or the tick will vaporize before it can wiggle out & the head will be stuck.
(Tick heads are barbed and will fester if left in the skin.)