[MR] Tick bites and disease

Fri May 14 11:57:19 PDT 2010

Last year at Sapphire Joust I was eaten alive by ticks I was picking them off me by the dozens even with repellent. I was still picking them off me on the way home from the event. Less than two weeks later I found a puffy circular rash around one of the bite sites on my foot and got tested for Lyme's and erlichiosis. The test results revealed I had had Lyme's before and also had it at the time of the test and no erlichiosis. My immune system has not been the same since. The three months of antibiotics really messed up my internal balance too. The sooner you treat it the better!!

Lady Helena

> From: paintedwheel at hotmail.com
> Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 16:02:59 +0000
> CC: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] Tick bites and disease
> 
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> Ha! That makes sense, although if you were nude, there ARE place they might hide, although lack of clothing would help. 
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> Just about every time I have had one it was where my waistband would hit. Although they like getting in people's hair or behind their ears, too. 
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> Weirdest place I ever saw one was the one I pulled off my sister's thigh. Just right there on a broad expanse of bare, exposed skin. Not the usual place you find them. 
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> If you find yourself with an intense, persistant itch, check that spot for ticks. I feel that itch, I don't even have to check to see, I KNOW I have been nailed by one of the nasty buggers when I feel that. 
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> Dulcy
> > 
> > FWIW, someone was doing a lecture on ticks at a Naturist (Nudist) colony near
> > Lyme. They said they never have trouble with ticks. Ticks like to hide where
> > clothing is tight (elastic waistbands, etc). So, there is apparently at least
> > one effective non-chemical treatment....
> > }:-)>
> > 
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> > 
> > YIS
> > 
> > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > Storvik (rapier)
> > Roxbury Mill (other things)
> > 
> > ------ Original Message ------
> > Received: Fri, 14 May 2010 11:26:56 AM EDT
> > From: Patricia Cheshire <snoleopard4 at aol.com>
> > To: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>Cc: Atlantia Merry Rose
> > <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Tick bites and disease
> > 
> > > Please pay attention to this advise. If you know anyone, or you 
> > > yourself perhaps, that has Lyme Disease, you know how terrible it can 
> > > be.
> > >
> > > Problems can range from mild and annoying, to severe and disabling.
> > > And symptoms may not show up for several weeks to months.
> > >
> > > Please, use repellant this year. And if you should get a tick bite, 
> > > don't panic, your chances are very small of getting a tick born 
> > > disease. But do watch out for anything unusual, and see your doctor 
> > > immediately if you do.
> > >
> > > Wulfwyn
> > >
> > >
> > > "We listened for a voice crying in the wilderness. And we heard the 
> > > jubilation of wolves!"
> > > Durwood L. Allen
> > >
> > >
> > > On May 14, 2010, at 2:46 AM, David Chessler <chessler at usa.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Some months ago I mentioned that my assistant had brought home a 
> > > > tick from the back yard.
> > > >
> > > > Well, it's now the full-fledged fighting and event season, and we'll 
> > > > likely all be bringing home ticks from our visits to the grasslands.
> > > >
> > > > The following websites repeat the information I sent previously, but 
> > > > with much more authority,
> > > >
> > > > http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tickbites.html
> > > >
> > > > www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/007211.htm
> > > >
> > > > www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000675.htm
> > > >
> > > > http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2362118/
> > > >
> > > > http://www.hhs.gov/asl/testify/t040129a.html
> > > >
> > > > www.health-news-and-information.com/4civista/libv/i25.shtml
> > > >
> > > > http://home.ptd.net/~insect/tickborn.html
> > > >
> > > > My garb, particularly my venetians and stockings, has been treated 
> > > > with permethrin, and should protect me all summer (sprayed 
> > > > permethrin will survive weekly washings).
> > > >
> > > > Picaridin is a new replacement for Deet, that may be better 
> > > > tolerated, particularly by children
> > > > http://www.cutterinsectrepellent.com/BrandNav/FAQs/Brochure.htm
> > > > http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/factsheets/picaridin.pdf
> > > > http://www.vtarmynavy.com/picardin.htm
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Dogs and cats need protection, too, but do not tolerate some of the 
> > > > popular human formulations. (Permethrin--permanone, in particular). 
> > > > Make sure you buy something that is formulated for the species of 
> > > > your pet. (Cats often cannot tolerate dog medications).
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > > > YIS
> > > >
> > > > Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa
> > > > Erudit de l'Academie de Espee de Atlantia
> > > > Storvik (rapier)
> > > > Roxbury Mill (other things) 
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