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TICKS!

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 18:59:19 No.1192484 View View Reply Original Report

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Fucks these guys. But it's never too early to start prepping. How's everyone dealing with ticks this year? Don't want to get that lymes.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 19:05:23 No.1192493 Report

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I have rose geranium oil that I put on myself. Also I let other people walk in front of me and get them all

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 19:11:36 No.1192496 Report

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>>1192484
Wear long sleeves.. Caught one of those black legged fuckers crawling on my hand. Florida of course.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 19:13:10 No.1192497 Report

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>>1192484
the best defense from ticks is to stay inside and never get off of 4 chan. Jerk off 3 times a day and eat a lot of nutella. Also wear paramilitary gear 24/7 and stockpile ammunition in case the north koreans invade

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 19:30:56 No.1192506 Report

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>>1192497
>nutella
Woah look at mr brand name over here.
>>1192496
Do you treat any of your stuff with permethrin?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 19:46:34 No.1192515 Report

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I never realized ticks had goofy side eyes. Always thought their little "heads" were whole heads. Really they are like heads with legs. Fucking ticks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 19:59:35 No.1192519 Report

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>>1192484
Never wear shorts so I don't get attacked by ticks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 20:02:19 No.1192522 Report

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>>1192484
there aint very many ticks here its really not a problem

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 20:49:38 No.1192550 Report

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I've always worn boots and long socks and depending on the weather I'll wear pants. I've picked dozens of ticks off me in a day but I always take a second to check myself when ever I'm thirsty. They move slow so I've found that remembering to check myself whenever I'm thirsty is enough to get them while they are still climbing my socks, legs or pants.

An observant friend is excellent at checking butts and backs. Only deer ticks carry lymes. The deer population in WI is crazy so I've been seeing deer ticks more frequently which has given me more concern than usual. It hasn't changed my behavior though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 20:57:03 No.1192552 Report

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>>1192550
>Only deer ticks carry lymes.
Not calling you out, just wondering if you have a source for this as it's news to me and it would be cool to confirm it.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 22:05:56 No.1192593 Report

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>>1192552
>https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/transmission/index.html

Something very interesting about deer ticks is that they are also the reason caribou almost doesn't exist in the lower 48. Whitetails never used be so prevalent in northern states like MN, WI, ND, MI etc. Deer and Caribou can't coexist because of diseases transmitted by ticks that have little effect on deer are fatal in Caribou. When deer migrated North (because of people), Caribou could not remain. I'll have to source that at a later time.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 22:26:18 No.1192608 Report

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>>1192484
gaiters

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Anonymous Tue 30 Jan 2018 23:26:36 No.1192634 Report

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>>1192593
>https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer
>Pic related
I was wrong, it's worms not ticks that are fatal to Caribou. A much different kind of parasite.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 00:17:08 No.1192657 Report

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Stop rolling in grass you retarded fuckers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 00:37:37 No.1192673 Report

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easiest way to prevent ticks is to burn down the forest with one of mr. musk's flamethrowers. There is no such thing as over prep

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 00:55:22 No.1192690 Report

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>>1192484
You are more likely to get struck by lighting than getting lyme disease from a tick. I have worked different forestry jobs in the northern region of Canada for the past 4 summers. Some days, you would go back to the bush camp and find up to a dozen ticks on you. Just twist and pull.

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 01:01:30 No.1192694 Report

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>>1192690
It's very rare in Canada. I live in WI and know three people with lymes. None of them are the outside type of person though. Awareness goes a long way I think.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 02:29:26 No.1192755 Report

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>>1192496
One of the fuckers got me while I was last in a group of 5. Right on my arm. Pretty much instantly latched, too. My buddy had multiple on his back and managed to get all of them before they got him.

Also Florida

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 03:50:09 No.1192803 Report

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>>1192690
>You are more likely to get struck by lighting than getting lyme disease from a tick.
This clearly depends on geographic location but no, you are incorrect.

>>1192694
>It's very rare in Canada
Not anymore.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 04:55:12 No.1192835 Report

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How did people in the days of yore who were basically fucking around outside all the time not get lyme disease or have to worry about ticks?
Is because the most modern humans have weakened immune systems from all the unhealthy food they eat?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 05:57:09 No.1192856 Report

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>>1192484
>>1192835
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bean-leaves-dont-let-the-bedbugs-bite-by-using-tiny-impaling-spikes-18427074/

Related but more to do with bedbugs

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 06:03:18 No.1192857 Report

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>>1192835
It was first discovered in old Lyme Connecticut I think it’s a relatively new thing

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 06:36:40 No.1192875 Report

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>>1192835
They did
Life sucked before modern medicine

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 06:50:55 No.1192885 Report

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>>1192484
Lyme disease is quite rare here. I just check my body for ticks when I get home. Caught 40 nymphs crawling up my legs after a trip in high grass a few years ago. Not too worried. They're a part of everyday life

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 06:55:02 No.1192886 Report

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>>1192885
Reminds me how much I fucking hate spring, winter is the best time to go /out/

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 07:02:35 No.1192894 Report

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>>1192886
the winter here was super harsh this year i hope it killed off anything that isn't attached to a deer

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 08:19:48 No.1192915 Report

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>>1192886
Yeah, I have an irrational fear of ticks, and like winter most for that reason. I think it stems from living in a tick heavy area, and knowing a friend whose life has been pretty harshly affected by lymes. I’ve heard it takes a tick being on you for almost 24 hours to really get lymes, but I don’t know how reliable that is.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 08:39:48 No.1192922 Report

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No ticks in desert.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 13:31:15 No.1193001 Report

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>>1192857
>I think it’s a relatively new thing
You think the bacterium recently speciated or spontaneously came into existence shortly before it was discovered by man? kek

/out/ MD

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/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 13:36:56 No.1193004 Report

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>>1192484

Treating my /out/ pants and boots with this.

Carry a small magnifying glass and needle nose tweezers in your med kits also. A dose of doxycycline or minocycline too for longer trips. Take it within the first 2-3 days of finding a tick that was attached and engorged for 24+ hrs.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:19:20 No.1193038 Report

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>>1193004
>A dose of doxycycline or minocycline too for longer trips.
I'd carry a day's worth of doses, not just one. Better to have and not need, plus it weighs almost nothing and takes up minimal space. Here's a nice PDF I found that gives exact dosage based on age and how early the bite is discovered.

filedropper dot com slash lymedisease

For prevention, deet. For removal I'd recommend a tick card because it's a bit more forgiving than tweezers (they usually have a small magnifying glass built in and cost <$5).

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:38:21 No.1193049 Report

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>>1193038
Here's a few screencaps for those wary of downloading from links found on a Mongolian alpaca herding website.

Anonymous

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:39:26 No.1193050 Report

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>>1193049

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:40:28 No.1193052 Report

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>>1193050

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:41:35 No.1193053 Report

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>>1193052
(end)

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:45:19 No.1193054 Report

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>>1193038
>I'd carry a day's worth of doses, not just one.

Why?

Prophylactic antibiotic treatment for a tick bite for a tick bite is a one-time dose of Doxy. Anything more is just silly and totally unsupported by any evidence.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 15:56:14 No.1193057 Report

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>>1193054
I've posted sources contrary to your claim already. I'm not going to argue this with you if you're going to claim the IDSA publishes treatment guidelines based on 0 evidence. If that's how you feel then don't take more than 1 dose, I can't tell you how to live your life (or how to end it).

/out/ Doctor - The REAL /out/ Doctor - !uKmy8GLQws

/out/ Doctor - The REAL /out/ Doctor - !uKmy8GLQws Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:00:53 No.1193058 Report

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>>1193054
>daily reminder that anyone can give themselves a fancy, relevant title on an Chinese llama breeding forum

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:09:20 No.1193064 Report

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>>1193057
>I've posted sources contrary to your claim already. I'm not going to argue this with you if you're going to claim the IDSA publishes treatment guidelines based on 0 evidence. If that's how you feel then don't take more than 1 dose, I can't tell you how to live your life (or how to end it).

Eh, OK, practice voodoo medicine in your own fantasy world.

There is a difference between prophylactic treatment for tick EXPOSURE, and actual treatment for EARLY LYME. The guidelines you cited actually support this. You fail to see the distinction. Multiple doses, usually 14-21 days worth, are for actual contraction of Lyme with a legit erythema migrans rash. Simply having a tick bite and attachment for 24-36 hours is not Lyme, it's just tick exposure, and the balance of risks vs benefits of treating such exposures with antibiotics is generally agreed upon to be ideally set at a single dose of Doxy. Meds are not candy. They have potential adverse effects, including photosensitivity dermatitis, a real concern for people who are outdoors a lot. But hey I only do this chit for a living for $260k a year and went to 12 years of college/medschool/residency for it... so who am I to say? Carry on with the voodoo if you wish.

/out/ MD

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/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:18:46 No.1193068 Report

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>>1193064

2nd degree burn to the hand due to photosensitivity dermatitis related to doxycycline treatment.

But sure, pop them like tic tacs with no medically/empirically supported rationale because of a mere tick bite while you're out there hiking around in the sun on your trips. That is smart.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:22:20 No.1193070 Report

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>>1192484
I've never really prepped myself. I live in Indiana though, and they're really bad here. I've had weekends where I camped and had zero ticks the whole time, but I've also had days where I walked through my yard and pulled off several.

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Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:30:29 No.1193074 Report

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>>1192886
>>1192894
EU anon here, caught this fuck walking all over my hand today while /out/. And its not even February, how's that for weird

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:32:21 No.1193075 Report

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>>1193064
>I do this for a living
>$260k a year
And here you are LARPing on a South Korean Starcraft pictogram.

>The IDSA practices voodoo medicine
>the balance of risks vs benefits of treating such exposures with antibiotics is generally agreed upon to be ideally set at a single dose of Doxy
[citation needed]

>Meds are not candy
Nice hyperbole. This is antibiotics we're talking about here, not Vicodin or Percocet.

>photosensitivity dermatitis, a real concern for people who are outdoors a lot
News flash - people who spend time outdoors may get sunburn! Extra, extra, read all about it!

Also, why in one post do you call it silly and in the next go on to fear-monger the thread about sunburns? Is it silly or is it serious, and why would a professional medic contradict himself like this if he wishes to be taken seriously?

Further, for many people in the untied states tick bites and lyme disease are synonymous. Did you see the map here: >>1192694 ? Us north-easterners can't step 10 feet into the brush without getting covered in lone-stars. Your advice is a blanket policy that doesn't deal with the reality of how prevalent lyme disease can be in the most populated areas, and apparently the phrase "Better safe than sorry" fell on deaf ears in your neck of the woods.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:34:30 No.1193076 Report

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>>1193068
>with no medically/empirically supported rationale
>he keeps ignoring the medical publication
This will be my last response to you. Have a nice trip to the ER, say hi to the candy stripers for me!

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:35:03 No.1193077 Report

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>>1193075

Again, you don't seem to be understanding the difference between prophylactic treatment for a tick bite and actual treatment for Lyme. Tick bite =/= Lyme. This is exactly what the IDSA guidelines are about. Apparently you no comprende senor.

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:39:49 No.1193081 Report

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>>1193075
>This is antibiotics we're talking about here, not Vicodin or Percocet.

You sound exactly ilke one of the morons that comes into my urgent cares/ERs hoping for abx for viral URIs. Ignorance is bliss I suppose, until you get Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Clostridium Difficile colitis + hemicolectomy, anaphylaxis, etc... Yea, sure, antibiotics are harmless. And tick bites are bubonic plague/teh AIDs/boogey man.

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Wed 31 Jan 2018 16:43:44 No.1193085 Report

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>>1193076
>This will be my last response to you.

Good. Don't let the door hit your butthurt ass on the way out. Go learn what prophylaxis vs treatment, and exposure to pathogen vs contraction of an infection, mean conceptually. Maybe then you will understand what IDSA is recommending and not recommending.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 00:20:57 No.1193395 Report

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>>1193085
And like most MDs, you are essentially research-illiterate and have problems keeping up-to-date. The preferred regimen is 100 to 200 mg of doxycycline twice daily for 20 d.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 02:59:44 No.1193512 Report

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I found a tick mark on me two days ago where a tick had been, around that time my neck was sore which continued into today, now my bottom jaw is aching

should I be worried?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 03:51:01 No.1193549 Report

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>>1192694

Live in south ontario and our dogs are plagued with ticks when they go out. Have to mow a couple acres around the house.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 03:53:25 No.1193551 Report

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>>1192835

Motherfucker, people died at age 30.

Population explosions aren't bc people are fucking more, its because they're not dying at a younger age.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 03:56:53 No.1193562 Report

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>>1193038

Why are we spending trillions to kill arabs and russians when we should be killing these monsters?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 04:04:49 No.1193567 Report

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>>1193551
This is a meme. The average age was so low due to deaths in childbirth and infant mortality. Outside of that a man or woman could expect to live 50-100 years just like modern times, unless they were a slave or something that put them in unfavorable conditions

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 01 Feb 2018 08:06:50 No.1193700 Report

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>>1193074
>>1193074
Yeah in fucking depressed, where I live it's like 8degrees Celsius. All trees are starting to flower. I just want some cold, this year is going to be horribly tick infested. Again.

Also i've got bitten by ticks a gazillion times, how come I don't have Lyme?

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Thu 01 Feb 2018 22:35:56 No.1194003 Report

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>>1193395
>And like most MDs, you are essentially research-illiterate and have problems keeping up-to-date. The preferred regimen is 100 to 200 mg of doxycycline twice daily for 20 d.

Again...for Lyme prophylaxis due to a tick bite (of 36+ hrs attachment) the recommended (by IDSA and other professional associations) is a ONE TIME dose of doxycycline. The 14-21 day regimen is for actual contraction of Lyme infection, proven by a rash or symptoms. You have to differentiate between what is PROPHYLAXIS and what is TREATMENT. Use a dictionary.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Feb 2018 03:49:03 No.1194259 Report

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>>1193053
Thx anon, doing god's work

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Feb 2018 07:46:55 No.1194379 Report

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Fuck deer.

My local forest didn't use to have until those assholes moved in.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Feb 2018 13:14:11 No.1194492 Report

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>>1192484
There are two types of tick vaccines:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick-borne_encephalitis_vaccine

And a lyme disease vaccine.

Both not available in America. One is available outside America though while the other was taken off the market because of anti-vaxxers.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 02 Feb 2018 15:06:56 No.1194528 Report

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>>1192835
unhealthy food? mother fucker at least we have food and aren't all malnourished. our ancestors survived despite poor diet, parasites, and only taking the occasional bath

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 04:24:01 No.1195032 Report

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> in high school
> go innawoods with two friends
> two miles in we all realize nobody has any idea where we are
> try to use GPS to get to the nearest road
> end up crawling in circles in thickets for about two hours
> finally get to the road and call other friend to rescue us
> get home
> my friend and I have about 25 ticks on us each
> the other had about 40
> huddle in the bathroom human centipede style and start pulling them off eachother's asses
> week later friend with the 40 ticks get diagnosed with lyme disease

Never again

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Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 04:31:08 No.1195039 Report

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>>1192484
1) Avoid thickets, tall grasses, bushes, and other places where ticks could climb on to you while /out/
2) Where long, light colored clothes with a light colored cap. Light clothes makes them easier to spot. Tuck your pant legs into your socks and your shirt into your pants. This way the tick can't get under your clothes.
3) Carry tweezers or a Tick Twister tool in case they do latch on. If you remove them before they fully engorge (before they feed for like 24 hrs) you should be safe.
4)Treat your clothes and backpacks with DEET and permithrin.
5) Every once in while check yourself or friends /doggo for ticks; after /out/ adventures immediately take a shower and wash your clothes, hair, and backpacks.
6) If you are bit, visit your doctor. Don't worry too much about them and try to enjoy the great outdoors, anons!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 19:06:34 No.1195375 Report

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I heard bee's and wasp's venom works against lyme. Did somebody test it?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 03 Feb 2018 19:26:53 No.1195383 Report

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>>1192694
tfw in red zone

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 00:43:51 No.1195543 Report

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>>1193700

>Also i've got bitten by ticks a gazillion times, how come I don't have Lyme?

I think its something like only ~10% of ticks carry the bacteria for lyme disease and you also have to have the tick attached for a long period of time for it to transmit lyme to you

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Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 16:39:08 No.1195875 Report

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>>1195543
Here in North America, only black legged ticks (deer ticks) and western black legged ticks carry Lyme disease. Other ticks can still cause horrible illnesses though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 04 Feb 2018 23:24:46 No.1196129 Report

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>>1192484
CDC article on natural tick repellents: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/prev/natural-repellents.html
Permethrin seems to be doing pretty well for me. I wash with peppermint soap as well, some people claim it helps

/out/ MD

/out/ MD Mon 05 Feb 2018 01:37:59 No.1196202 Report

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>>1195543

Correct.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 02:35:33 No.1196248 Report

Quoted By: >>1196274

How do you prevent ticks if you have long hair? I have some puffy afro type hair, and hats don't fit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 03:05:07 No.1196274 Report

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>>1196248
Unironically shave your head. The long haired hippies all live on the west coast, Lyme-less mostly.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 03:06:43 No.1196279 Report

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>>1196274
Not a hippy man, I just grew out my hair to cover my huge fucking forehead.
There seems to be lyme disease here also, so I would like to avoid it at all costs.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 03:08:51 No.1196281 Report

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>>1196279
As a receding hairline, I can respect that.

Ticks are absolutely the spookiest thing in the woods.

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Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 03:10:37 No.1196284 Report

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>>1195875
>maryland fag

god damn it i need to get the fuck out of here i hate ticks so fucking much

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 03:11:52 No.1196286 Report

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>>1196281
If my hairline wasn't so fucked I would definitely leave my hair very low.
You're right on that man, they are my biggest concern. Bears, mountain lions, crocs, snakes, spiders, scorpions, and humans are the least of my worries.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 04:48:56 No.1196341 Report

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>>1193567
>>1193551
Not quite a meme because that stat also has to do with these medical illnesses being passed off as "natural causes" or treated with a pseudoscience medical practice. The age is not purely dropped off infant mortality and if you factor it out in any country with modern medicine you'll see the age is still significantly lower

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 20:55:46 No.1196887 Report

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>>1196284
New England, Dixie, and the Midwest are prime Lyme land. Stay safe out there.

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Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 21:00:34 No.1196892 Report

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https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html

More info here. Pic just shows where the Lyme disease ticks mainly live. Other ticks exist elsewhere who cause other diseases. Also, Lyme causing ticks might be found in other areas, though definitely not as common.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 05 Feb 2018 23:05:10 No.1196971 Report

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>>1192484
I couldn't eat red meat for about 2 years because of a tick bite. AMA

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 10:18:16 No.1197289 Report

Quoted By: >>1197312

Lyme disease is a curious thing. It wasn't around when I was a kid and now it's everywhere. And it got its name from a town called Old Lyme which is located some 20 miles from a biowarfare laboratory on Plum Island. They studied insect-borne diseases there in the 60s and 70s. The disease was named and aknowledged in 1974 if I remember correctly.

As I said, a curious thing.

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Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 11:53:39 No.1197312 Report

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>>1197289
Quite a few strange diseases got their start around that decade. A coincidence, I'm sure.

Probably a coincidence, just like all the mosquito-borne flaviviruses spreading this decade. Remember how Zika was barely a cold to adults but caused microcephaly in their unborn children, and appeared in Brazil right around the 2016 Olympics? Many such coincidences.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 12:07:39 No.1197319 Report

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>>1192550
Doesn't the lone Star carry something that makes you allergic to meat?

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Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 13:42:36 No.1197350 Report

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>>1195875
>tfw live in pennsylvania
welp I guess i'm staying /in/ once winter's over

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Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 14:04:33 No.1197360 Report

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>>1195875
Sorry to kick your cairn anon, but you're forgetting Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (despite name, carried by dog ticks and thus ubiquitous), plus Lyme disease shows up in the Pacific coast now too.

Better just stay inside for the decade.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 14:14:38 No.1197365 Report

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>>1192484
Treating mice with tick tubes. Treating deer with a diy 4 poster feeder. Burning my fields this spring. Just want it safe around the farm

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 06 Feb 2018 14:29:53 No.1197378 Report

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>>1197360
>This map shows just where the Lyme disease causing ticks live
>other ticks can cause other horrible diseases too though.
What is reading comprehension?
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/geographic_distribution.html

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Feb 2018 10:50:13 No.1198924 Report

Quoted By: >>1198928

Permethrin treated clothing is a godsend. Lasts through washing. Read the studies. I think a tick can't go for more than a few inches on it before jumping off and dying.

Went up to deer camp over summer and it was tick infested. You'd just have to look at the ground to see them everywhere. Covered the car too. Fucking horrifying.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 08 Feb 2018 10:56:13 No.1198928 Report

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>>1198924
I wish the tick shit on my dog worked this well. He gets so many and picking them out is time consuming.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 03:15:15 No.1200124 Report

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>>1192484
I've already got Lyme Disease from a Mississippi Dear Tick

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 03:57:24 No.1200155 Report

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>>1193512
Why would you not be worried

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 04:00:56 No.1200159 Report

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>>1195543
Only issue is that deer tick are really small and can be hard to spot until they start engorging.

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Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 04:18:28 No.1200172 Report

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>>1192694
these fuckers are like sand in WI from like June to October

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Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 07:56:24 No.1200277 Report

Quoted By: >>1200706

>not having a natural repellent to ticks and fleas
Fucking normies

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 09:08:27 No.1200295 Report

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw7dMSTAb8Y

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 09:24:20 No.1200298 Report

Quoted By: >>1200403

I had lyme disease once and treated it with antibiotics. Doesn't it technically stay with you for life though? I thought I heard that you can only repress the bacterial infection with the antibiotics, and it still technically lives on in your blood

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 11:51:49 No.1200330 Report

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>>1192835
>How did people in the days of yore who were basically fucking around outside all the time not get lyme disease or have to worry about ticks?
They got the same diseases we do, but they didn't know what caused them or how to treat them so they just died.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 14:32:38 No.1200403 Report

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>>1200298
>I had lyme disease once and treated it with antibiotics. Doesn't it technically stay with you for life though? I thought I heard that you can only repress the bacterial infection with the antibiotics, and it still technically lives on in your blood

No. There are different stages. It's treatable and clearable at any stage, but later treatment generally results in more significant long term sequelae, in spite of being cleared. Early "primary" lyme requires 2-3 weeks oral antibiotics and is almost always cleared. Early disseminated or late disseminated lyme can require IV antibioitics, often via a peripherally inserted central IV for several weeks for certain neurological symptoms and lyme meningitis. The problems from earlier stages are usually limited to those caused by the infection itself, whereas those from later stages are from immune responses that attack your own body causing arthritis, neuropathy, etc. That is how it causes problems despite being cleared from your blood. It is not like tuberculosis which can stay latent and be extremely difficulty to eradicate from your body. There is no such this as "chronic lyme"- that is a pseudoscientific bullsh*t diagnosis used by snakeoil salesman practicing voodoo medicine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 10 Feb 2018 22:25:29 No.1200706 Report

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>>1200277
What's the best?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 12 Feb 2018 16:05:18 No.1202182 Report

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>>1192690
maybe it's rare, maybe it isnt, but if you get it Doctors will take forever to diagnose you so your shit out of luck for the most part

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Feb 2018 05:41:06 No.1204249 Report

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>>1200172
I've lived in WI for 3 years now, and have only gotten 1 tick. I mountain bike ~3 times a week in the summer, go fishing and camping all the time. In my experience those grassy/cattle lands further west will let me about 10-15 per outing though.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Feb 2018 02:33:16 No.1205621 Report

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>>1192484
In the hills of southern California, just stay on the trail. Don't brush against any plants. If you do, there will nearly always be a tick on you next time you look.

Anonymous

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