DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone to Brisbane@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agoThis is the fourth tick that I've found on myself. Approximately in the last 18 months. Damn the little pricks dig in deep and make a mess.aussie.zoneimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageThis is the fourth tick that I've found on myself. Approximately in the last 18 months. Damn the little pricks dig in deep and make a mess.aussie.zoneDiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone to Brisbane@aussie.zoneEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squareSaneMartigan@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI’ve read in the states they say to save it and take it to the hospital to see if you need the Lyme disease pill. I don’t know if it’s a thing here.
minus-squareBipauler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoMan, if I had to do that every time I had a tick, I’m pretty sure Medicaid would have stopped paying my bills lol
minus-squareTippy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_scapularis Deer ticks, in particular. They’re the main spreader of lyme disease in the US. You should keep an eye on any known bites for a growing ring rash which is an early symptom, though.
minus-squarerossome!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThere’s some good info in this interview: https://youtu.be/X53d7YBtjoM
I’ve read in the states they say to save it and take it to the hospital to see if you need the Lyme disease pill. I don’t know if it’s a thing here.
Man, if I had to do that every time I had a tick, I’m pretty sure Medicaid would have stopped paying my bills lol
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_scapularis
Deer ticks, in particular. They’re the main spreader of lyme disease in the US. You should keep an eye on any known bites for a growing ring rash which is an early symptom, though.
There’s some good info in this interview: https://youtu.be/X53d7YBtjoM