Ticks . . . ICK! July 25, 2019
Posted by nrhatch in Animals, Nature.trackback
As if we needed yet another reason to hate those blood-sucking critters:
Maine Confirmed Its First Case of a Rare Tick-Borne Virus in Years. Here’s What to Know About Powassan
The article’s advice ~> Steer clear of deer ticks.
Aah . . . that’s basic!
Spirit Lights The Way 
Ticks are a problem around here, too. From what I can tell it doesn’t matter how much you try to cover yourself in bug-off spray, the little buggers will land on you. And as for wearing long sleeves and pants, in this humidity? It’s a no win situation.
We could spend all our time indoors, cleaning and disinfecting our humble abodes from bottom to top and back again. Or we could take our chances with the myriad of ills and pitfalls that wait just outside our door.
Why, just last week, a gentleman one island to the south of us stepped out his front door and got bitten by a venomous snake. And last month, a woman on “our” island died after cutting her leg on a beach walk due to the presence of flesh eating bacteria.
It’s a mine-field out there.
ACK! ICK! TICK!
It needs some really good de-tick-tives to crack the case?
That’s the tick-et, Col! 😛
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Yikes! Hate those little bastards…
And this new case is in your neck of the woods. Steer Clear of those Deer!
I watch from the window…
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That’s a safe vantage point.
I gonna have to stop eating Tic Tacs now, and just let everyone deal with my bad breath.
Just swap them out, TG ~ a Tic for a Tac!
Good thinking, Dr. Hatch.
Doc Martin was dealing with odiferous situations tonight ~ it made me glad that I am NOT a doctor.
I have a friend who got Lyme disease over 15 years ago and she still suffers with symptoms. You can’t mess around with these guys. Thanks for sharing the article, Nancy. I’m forwarding it along to my friend.
Happy (belated) Birthday! Hope you are having a fun week.
Your friend and my sister both, Jill. Nasty little beasts!
Thank you! Who told you it was my birthday? 🙂 I’m sorry to hear your sister has suffered with Lyme disease, too. They are very nasty!
A little bird told me . . . a hummer, in fact!
My sister’s issues have been tenacious since 2006.
Eeek!! Sounds awful. 😳
Ticks and mosquitoes suck!
Teehee. 🤣
We have them here. Without an indoor/outdoor cat, I don’t have to worry as much but I’m still very careful. The worst ticks are so tiny they are hard to find.
That’s why the article seemed so “silly” ~> giving us something else to “worry” about without offering up any realistic way to avoid this new unseen danger.
Everybody already avoids ticks . . . to the extent possible. Why? Because ticks SUCK!
Amy Tan wrote about her case of lyme disease in The Opposite of Fate. It sounds terrible. Powassan sound even worse. I’ve can’t remember seeing a tick here in the Pacific Northwest. Maybe when I was a child. But in the Philippines, but I frequently pulled big ones off the back of my beagle.
I hope that there are NO ticks where you are, Nicki. Our first Great Dane had hitchhiking ticks on a regular basis. The other two almost never did. I wonder if some dogs attract them more than others?
Oh my word! Well, next time I go to Highlights in PA, I’ll need to be vigilant, since ticks inhabit the woods there.
Yes! Keep an eye out for them . . . especially after a walk in the woods or through tall grass.
I’m surprised there’s no tick vaccine yet. I have several friends who have suffered mightily from Lymes Disease. My guy has been infected twice by ticks – both times he saw the round rash on his chest and ran to the doctor. The antibiotic worked, but only because he didn’t wait.
Research into Lyme disease has a long way to go. Glad your guy got rapid treatment ~ it makes such a difference!