[MR] Active Season for Ticks

[Garth Groff]

Noble friends,

Many ticks don't bite right away. First do an inspection as soon as you 
can. When socially convenient, shed any garb you were wearing. Wash this 
ASAP, rather than letting it sit in your closet. If you can't wash the 
garb (dry clean-only, hats, or leathers), give these pieces a thorough 
inspection. Bathe as soon as you can (I prefer a HOT bath to a shower), 
including washing your hair. Inspect your skin again carefully as you 
dry for any little clingers. Have your significant other check areas you 
can't see, especially your hair.

So far (knock on wood) I have never been bitten by a tick, though I have 
found a couple on my garments. One had worked itself under my clothes 
and didn't want to turn loose from my skin. It was drowned in clear nail 
polish like a fly in amber. Heh, heh, heh.

Yours Aye,


Lord Mungo Napier, That Crazy Scot

On 5/14/2012 10:40 AM, Gina Shelley wrote:
> Yeah, already had the first one of the season. Bugger dropped off me before I found him, but not before he left me with a nice, nasty little welt. I've had enough ticks on me to recognize the bite even without seeing the tick.
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> I'd almost rather have poison ivy. At least with that, you don't have to worry about blood infections (which has happened to me at least twice before with the horrible things). Seems to be healing. I'll keep my fingers crossed.
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> If you do get bitten, pay attention to how you feel. Fatigue, muscle aches (particularly at the bite site), general ill feeling, get on to the doc and tell them you got bitten. You aren't likely to get Lyme (although it's possible, even in Atlantia despite what "experts" say), but you can still get other infections that are less newsworthy that require antibiotics. Those can come a week or two down the line, with or without obvious signs on your skin at the bite site, so pay attention to your body.
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> Be careful out there,
> Dulcy
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