It's getting to be that time of year when ticks are all over, and just incase you pick up some, I thought some shared ideas on prevention, or anything related to Lyme Disease. Maybe the mods can make this a sticky.
I will share what I learned when I had it:
Lyme is transmitted through deer ticks and some mice. If you find a big dog tick on you, you will not get Lyme. I have a picture below with the size of adult and juvenile. They are pretty small and hard to see. The tick must also be burrowed on you for about 24 hours for the disease to be transmitted. Good idea to check yourself after being in the woods before you get into your car and go into the house. If you have a dog that goes in the woods with you and then back into the house, you are very high risk.
The only way you may know you may have Lyme in early stages is if you find the tick and have it tested, or if you get a rash ( I did). The rash could take several weeks to appear and sometimes there is no rash. 2 weeks antibiotics is usual for early detection. I was tired and had achy hands for 4 months after the meds. There is a blood test but it will not detect Lyme all the time in early stages. It usually takes a month and by then you should have already had the antibiotics. The test is very accurate for later stages.
If you do not catch it early, symptoms can get pretty bad and it can be difficult to cure. Some studies found here: http://lymecourse.idsociety.org.
Please post up any info you may have.
I will share what I learned when I had it:
Lyme is transmitted through deer ticks and some mice. If you find a big dog tick on you, you will not get Lyme. I have a picture below with the size of adult and juvenile. They are pretty small and hard to see. The tick must also be burrowed on you for about 24 hours for the disease to be transmitted. Good idea to check yourself after being in the woods before you get into your car and go into the house. If you have a dog that goes in the woods with you and then back into the house, you are very high risk.
The only way you may know you may have Lyme in early stages is if you find the tick and have it tested, or if you get a rash ( I did). The rash could take several weeks to appear and sometimes there is no rash. 2 weeks antibiotics is usual for early detection. I was tired and had achy hands for 4 months after the meds. There is a blood test but it will not detect Lyme all the time in early stages. It usually takes a month and by then you should have already had the antibiotics. The test is very accurate for later stages.
If you do not catch it early, symptoms can get pretty bad and it can be difficult to cure. Some studies found here: http://lymecourse.idsociety.org.
Please post up any info you may have.
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