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Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by lencastre on Saturday April 27, 2024 @02:43AM (#40177834)
10-20 ticks every year??? I can’t imagine that and I often run in grassy fields (not tall grass) and at most I found 1-2 ticks on me or my kids.

How do you get that kind of numbers in the first place?

Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by someoneiam on Saturday April 27, 2024 @03:26AM (#40178017)
I think that is just what happens if you live in tick-dense areas and do a lot if outdoor activities. I take every precaution, and remove approximatively the same number of ticks per season. Some places are just like that. Once, I rested with my right hand against the ground, just a couple of seconds, and upon lifting it up I noticed around 30 ticks crawling on it.
Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by sizzle on Sunday April 28, 2024 @07:16PM (#40192862)
This is disturbing what state? Where do you find the ticks hiding on your body?
Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by bregma on Saturday April 27, 2024 @07:03AM (#40179025)
Why would you not believe it? It's normal where I live too. I definitely get dozens of bites every year and have been formally diagnosed with and treated for Lyme twice because it's pretty easy to miss one. Tick bites are very often completely painless and they often choose very discreet locations for their meal.

Keep in mind tick season is March to June and September to December (although it started in February this year because of unusual weather). That's a lot of days with "1-2 ticks" and it adds up.

Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by huytersd on Sunday April 28, 2024 @10:37PM (#40193822)
I’ve never had a tick bite I could miss. They form a blister and itch like crazy for a couple of days. I wonder if the inflammatory response goes away if you get bitten too often. I know it happens with mosquitos if you get bitten too often.
Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by bregma on Tuesday April 30, 2024 @03:13PM (#40215013)
I get a strong reaction after I remove the tick (like a little necrotic volcano that itches like mad and takes about 18 months for the blemish to disappear completely). While the tick is there, I usually feel only nothing and find them by inspection. Tick checks are your best defence.
Re:How to prevent Lyme disease this summer by xorcist on Saturday April 27, 2024 @08:50AM (#40179562)
Absolutely normal in areas where they are common. You learn to pick them quickly after a while.

If you have animals such as dogs and cats it's much more than that.