I apprenticed with an herbalist/wildcrafter for a while who'd pulled off innumerable ticks in his 30+ years in the field, and he'd always say if you pull them off within 24 hours there is zero chance of getting Lyme. He mentioned this to a Duke University infectious disease specialist who agreed. Anecdotal evidence, but I've always gone by that and as truly horrific as I know Lyme's is, it's no reason to deprive yourself of nature as long as your cautious.
On Oct 22, 2:09 pm, NickBull <nick.bike.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > If you get Lyme disease, which is highly-prevalent among ticks found where > I live, your post will no longer seem quite so witty to you. I know > several people whose lives have been devastated by Lyme disease. It's much > like living with MS. Myself, a few years ago I found a tick while on a > camping trip with my son. It had been attached for only about an hour, but > in the next couple of days I developed the classic Lyme disease "target" > around the tick byte. That's despite the fact that many of the Lyme > disease websites say the tick has to be attached for 24 hours. Fortunately > a strong dose of antibiotics took out the Lyme disease. About half the > time, there are no immediate symptoms of Lyme disease, so if you get bit by > a tick, make sure to save it so that the tick itself can be checked for > Lyme. > > I still go camping, anyway. Life is full of risk. > > Nick > > On Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:35:32 PM UTC-4, Jim Thill - Hiawatha > > > > > > > > Cyclery wrote: > > > There's a lot to be afraid of in the woods: Lyme disease, West Nile Virus, > > Hanta virus, wild beasts, stabbing yourself in the hand while cutting > > summer sausage, crashing your bike into a tree, lightning, tornados. > > Sometimes there are sadistic serial killers roaming around in the woods. > > > On balance, I'd say S24O trips are pretty terrifying, but fun enough to > > make it worth doing anyway. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
