Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick

[Ticktock]

You get ticks in really interesting places doing that.

Like a tick in the box?

[DaveB]

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/beyond-lym...210746143.html

Itching now.

For dear old Freako, just when you thought Lyme disease was there was to worry about, here's a fresh selection.

<scratches>

Where's the Ka-Boom. There was supposed to be an Earth Shattering Ka-Boom.

Oh, not that kind of ticking....

[xoggoth]

Wish I did!

[Ticktock]

Horrible. I spend lots of time outdoors, dogging in woods, fields etc. Not got anything yet but it's a bit worrying.

FTFY

[xoggoth]

Horrible. I spend lots of time outdoors, running and rambling in woods, fields etc. Not got anything yet but it's a bit worrying.

PS Bourbon virus sounds quite nice but not as good as the Vodka and Lyme virus.

[zeitghost]

https://www.usnews.com/news/science/...atch-for-ticks

Itching now.

For dear old Freako, just when you thought Lyme disease was there was to worry about, here's a fresh selection.

<scratches>

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease makes the headlines but there are plenty of additional reasons to avoid tick bites. New research highlights the latest in a growing list of tick-borne threats — a distant relative of Lyme that's easy to confuse with other illnesses.

Monday's study suggests a kind of bacteria with an unwieldy name — Borrelia miyamotoi — should be on the radar when people in Lyme-endemic areas get otherwise unexplained summertime fevers. It's one of several recently discovered diseases linked to ticks in different parts of the country, a reminder to get tick-savvy no matter where you live.

"People need to be aware of what tick-borne diseases are in their area," says Dr. Peter J. Krause of Yale University, a specialist who reviewed the research. "And they should know how to avoid ticks."