[MR] Tick bites and disease

Sat May 29 05:26:43 PDT 2010

They can also carry Babesiosis.. 
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/monsters-inside-me-babesiosis.html

Since we are in a lot of wooded areas.. everyone should know.

Maddy

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From: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>
To: Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com>; Diane <uboru at cavtel.net>
Cc: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>; Atlantia Merry Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Sent: Fri, May 14, 2010 10:24:45 PM
Subject: Re: [MR] Tick bites and disease

Most parasitic insects have a natural anesthetic in their saliva. No pain, and
the itching starts later, when the body starts to react.

However, it often takes ticks a day to "settle in", so a nightly inspection by
an accommodating "intimate friend" is usually all that is required.

--

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 03:00:44 PM EDT
From: Steven Chang <moondragn at gmail.com>
To: Diane <uboru at cavtel.net>Cc: David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>, Atlantia
Merry Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
Subject: Re: [MR] Tick bites and disease

> Do tick bites hurt when they bite you? I have only ever found one tick
> on me in the 20 years I've been going to events. That particular tick
> barely broke skin when he tried to bite me. I just pulled him off and
> killed him and that was that.
>
> On 5/14/10, Diane <uboru at cavtel.net> wrote:
> > I contracted Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever many years at an SCA event.
It's
> > onset is quite different from Lyme's disease and I'd like to alert to
> > populace to it. If, within a week or so of a tick bite ( or perhaps just
> > being at an outdoor event) you get a sudden severe headache or fever and
> > chills, see your doctor immediately. There is a test for RMSF but you
could
> > be dead from it before the results come in. Most doctors will treat
> > presumptivly, meaning that you will be treated assuming that you have
> > it....a course of antibiotics will take care of it.
> >
> > After this, I also would put flea and tick powder on the the hems of my
> > gowns.
> >
> > Brigantia
> >
> > On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:50 AM, David Chessler <chessler at usa.net>
wrote:
> >
> > > There is also "Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever", carried by the dog tick,
and
> > > some ticks have some "tick bite fever". This can cause temporary
paralysis.
> > > Lyme is not the most common illness
> > >
> > > 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....
> > > }:-)>
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > 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<http://home.ptd.net/%7Einsect/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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