This is something that came up at Keswick Mountain Festival and it was mentioned that its important to wear gaiters or tuck your trousers into your socks if your out and about to protect you from Ticks.
Thought I would post some information about it for preppers to print out
http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/leaflets/ldap2.pdf
Ticks and Lyme Disease
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Carrot Cruncher
Re: Ticks and Lyme Disease
There seems to be plenty of them about as well lately. Our dog often picks one up on Dartmoor and they can sometimes be a real pain to get out in one piece.
I picked up a pair of Karrimor Gaiters from Sports Direct for less than a tenner and they are excellent (and cheap
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I picked up a pair of Karrimor Gaiters from Sports Direct for less than a tenner and they are excellent (and cheap
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Red Doe
Re: Ticks and Lyme Disease
Lot here too, mainly because its red deer and sheep country. Our local wildlife ranger caught Lyme a few years back, it floored him. Very serious disease indeed.
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diamond lil
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Re: Ticks and Lyme Disease
They say it's often confused with ME and a lot of the symptoms are the same. I actually got tested for it but was negative.
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Bladerunner
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A friend of mine picked up Vile's disease from working in the Waste Management industry, nearly killed him.
We just don't appreciate how little things can kill us big things very easily.
Be Lucky (and Gaitered)
We just don't appreciate how little things can kill us big things very easily.
Be Lucky (and Gaitered)
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I got Wiels Disease when I was 17.swimming in the river,mouthful of water and rat piss. My liver went into shutdown and I lost 42 lbs in 10 days!Bladerunner wrote:A friend of mine picked up Vile's disease from working in the Waste Management industry, nearly killed him.
We just don't appreciate how little things can kill us big things very easily.
Be Lucky (and Gaitered)
Needless to say it was a near death experience!
I have also had ticks on my legs.Nasty.
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Robert Frost.
Covid 19: After that level of weirdness ,any situation is certainly possible.
Me.
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diamond lil
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Re: Ticks and Lyme Disease
I was a nurse in Infectious Diseases ward and we saw a lot of that in miners and sewage workers. really horrible thing.
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tfish
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If your in a area such as the highlands or places with ticks.. for any amount of time, your going to get bit and attachment from ticks. End of story.
The advice on these sites is comical but its probably aimed at people like dog walkers who will be out in the field for minutes not hours and days. Its like saying put up a umbrella if its raining... but you will still get wet.
I spoke to my doctor and vet about ticks and lymes and both came back with the same answer.
If you dont want to risk contracting Lyme disease STOP GOING TO SCOTLAND.
If you dont want your dog dying from a tick virus, STOP WALKING HIM IN SCOTLAND.
I get ticks attached to me about 50% of the time I camp in Scotland and the dog gets attached 90% of the time.
Theres no way to protect yourself if your in the field, the only thing you can do is be aware of symptoms and get to the doctors early, informing him and PUSHING if need be for a Lymes testing. Iv heard they are terrible at spotting a infection cos its so rare in the citys.
The advice on these sites is comical but its probably aimed at people like dog walkers who will be out in the field for minutes not hours and days. Its like saying put up a umbrella if its raining... but you will still get wet.
I spoke to my doctor and vet about ticks and lymes and both came back with the same answer.
If you dont want to risk contracting Lyme disease STOP GOING TO SCOTLAND.
If you dont want your dog dying from a tick virus, STOP WALKING HIM IN SCOTLAND.
I get ticks attached to me about 50% of the time I camp in Scotland and the dog gets attached 90% of the time.
Theres no way to protect yourself if your in the field, the only thing you can do is be aware of symptoms and get to the doctors early, informing him and PUSHING if need be for a Lymes testing. Iv heard they are terrible at spotting a infection cos its so rare in the citys.