Bitten by deer tick
07-14-2005, 10:50 AM
#12
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 6,598
RE: Bitten by deer tick
Sorry to hear about your husband flhuntress. In the past I have had the attitude " oh that little tick isn,t going to hurt you. " But after your post I think I will think twice next time I have a tick on me. I thought once you knew you had it that it was treated easily with antibotics but I see I was wrong again.
07-14-2005, 11:03 AM
#13
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
RE: Bitten by deer tick
Yeah, I pulled a lot of ticks off of me over my 46 years and never really thought about lyme disease until the last couple of years. Best thing that I have tried to keep them off of me is the Repel Permanone. I was out in the woods a lot over the 4th of July holiday, sprayed my clothes with that stuff and didn't find a tick on me except one. I think that one hitched a ride on my equipment and got me after I got my clothes off. Used it last year with only one tick getting on me, and that was on my hand, where I didn't have the protected clothing.
07-14-2005, 01:58 PM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: RI
Posts: 3,073
RE: Bitten by deer tick
I'm no expert, but I think I've heard that getting tested too early isn't good either. It may be recommended to wait a week or two to ensure the test will pick it up. I'm not sure how soon after being infected that blood tests will show that you've contracted the disease, maybe someone can answer that via this thread...
07-14-2005, 02:47 PM
#18
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Maine
Posts: 3,555
RE: Bitten by deer tick
RI,
The nurse said it takes anywhere from 3 days to 3 months to show up in the blood. They've instructed me to watch the bite and report any aches or fever symptoms. They don't want to see me right away but have scheduled me lab work on my next visit unless I show symptoms proir.
According to the nurse, 1 in 3 deer ticks will carry lyme disease.
The nurse said it takes anywhere from 3 days to 3 months to show up in the blood. They've instructed me to watch the bite and report any aches or fever symptoms. They don't want to see me right away but have scheduled me lab work on my next visit unless I show symptoms proir.
According to the nurse, 1 in 3 deer ticks will carry lyme disease.
07-14-2005, 02:54 PM
#19
Fork Horn
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: I was born in a tree...
Posts: 446
RE: Bitten by deer tick
it takes 24-48 hours for a deer tick to transmit lymes!
i had a couple on me this year already, no big deal... if you want a sure fire way to remove them without breaking their heads, use alcohol... pure stuff works best in a shot glass seal it around the little bugger on the skin and let em have it.. they will usually back right out after a few seconds the longest i had one in me doing that was like 3 minutes.. he was tough ittle bugger.. but remember if you get it with a tweezers and you miss the head it can stil transmit lymes to you! so if you have any dout get checked!
here is a website! http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wihort/pests/DeerTicks.htm
i had a couple on me this year already, no big deal... if you want a sure fire way to remove them without breaking their heads, use alcohol... pure stuff works best in a shot glass seal it around the little bugger on the skin and let em have it.. they will usually back right out after a few seconds the longest i had one in me doing that was like 3 minutes.. he was tough ittle bugger.. but remember if you get it with a tweezers and you miss the head it can stil transmit lymes to you! so if you have any dout get checked!
here is a website! http://www.uwex.edu/ces/wihort/pests/DeerTicks.htm