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    Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

    https://www.usnews.com/news/science/...atch-for-ticks

    Itching now.

    For dear old Freako, just when you thought Lyme disease was there was to worry about, here's a fresh selection.

    <scratches>

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease makes the headlines but there are plenty of additional reasons to avoid tick bites. New research highlights the latest in a growing list of tick-borne threats — a distant relative of Lyme that's easy to confuse with other illnesses.

    Monday's study suggests a kind of bacteria with an unwieldy name — Borrelia miyamotoi — should be on the radar when people in Lyme-endemic areas get otherwise unexplained summertime fevers. It's one of several recently discovered diseases linked to ticks in different parts of the country, a reminder to get tick-savvy no matter where you live.

    "People need to be aware of what tick-borne diseases are in their area," says Dr. Peter J. Krause of Yale University, a specialist who reviewed the research. "And they should know how to avoid ticks."
    Last edited by zeitghost; 8 June 2017, 11:28.

    #2
    Horrible. I spend lots of time outdoors, running and rambling in woods, fields etc. Not got anything yet but it's a bit worrying.

    PS Bourbon virus sounds quite nice but not as good as the Vodka and Lyme virus.
    bloggoth

    If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
    John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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      #3
      Originally posted by xoggoth View Post
      Horrible. I spend lots of time outdoors, dogging in woods, fields etc. Not got anything yet but it's a bit worrying.
      FTFY

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        #4
        Wish I did!
        bloggoth

        If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
        John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)

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          #5
          Originally posted by zeitghost View Post
          https://uk.news.yahoo.com/beyond-lym...210746143.html

          Itching now.

          For dear old Freako, just when you thought Lyme disease was there was to worry about, here's a fresh selection.

          <scratches>
          Where's the Ka-Boom. There was supposed to be an Earth Shattering Ka-Boom.

          Oh, not that kind of ticking....




          "Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.

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            #6
            Originally posted by zeitghost
            You get ticks in really interesting places doing that.
            Like a tick in the box?

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