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The latest MMWR from the CDC has an article about tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). (Tick induced red meat allergy.)
The researchers looked at donated blood as a semi-random sampling. They found that the antibodies are very present. It is likely a lot more people have been exposed than have developed AGS.
Link to study: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7525a1.htm
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The latest MMWR from the CDC has an article about tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome (AGS). (Tick induced red meat allergy.)
The researchers looked at donated blood as a semi-random sampling. They found that the antibodies are very present. It is likely a lot more people have been exposed than have developed AGS.
Link to study: https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/75/wr/mm7525a1.htm
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https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/werebugs-the-creepy-crawlies-with-bites-that-change-you
cc: @LikeItOrLumpIt for #tick based content.
Certain insect-borne or bug-related infections can cause mental illness, most commonly by invading the brain or triggering severe autoimmune and inflammatory responses that disrupt cognitive function.
Lyme Disease: Transmitted by blacklegged ticks. If left untreated, the bacteria can affect the nervous system, potentially leading to anxiety, depression, severe cognitive fog, and sometimes psychosis.
Chagas Disease: Spread by the triatomine bug (kissing bug) in Central and South America. The parasite Trypanosoma cruzi primarily damages the heart but can also invade the brain, leading to neurological and psychiatric complications.
Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, is a fatal parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. Early symptoms include fever and joint pain, while advanced stages target the central nervous system, causing severe neurological issues and altered sleep cycles.
Mosquitoes are the most common vectors for viral encephalitis worldwide.
Japanese encephalitis: Transmitted primarily by the Culex mosquito. It is most prevalent in rural and agricultural areas of Asia.
West Nile virus: Transmitted by various mosquito species, this is a major cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE): Known as one of the most severe mosquito-borne diseases, causing death in about 30% of infected individuals. It is spread by swamp-dwelling mosquitoes.
Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses: Includes the La Crosse, St. Louis, and Venezuelan equine viruses.
i wonder how many people diagnosed mentally ill had organic causes excluded first?
There is no single global statistic on how many people diagnosed with a mental illness have organic causes excluded first, but studies indicate that up to one-third of patients initially referred for psychiatric conditions (such as depression) may have underlying organic or medical syndromes.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/nursing-and-health-professions/organic-psychosyndrome
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https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/werebugs-the-creepy-crawlies-with-bites-that-change-you
cc: @LikeItOrLumpIt for #tick based content.
Certain insect-borne or bug-related infections can cause mental illness, most commonly by invading the brain or triggering severe autoimmune and inflammatory responses that disrupt cognitive function.
Lyme Disease: Transmitted by blacklegged ticks. If left untreated, the bacteria can affect the nervous system, potentially leading to anxiety, depression, severe cognitive fog, and sometimes psychosis.
Chagas Disease: Spread by the triatomine bug (kissing bug) in Central and South America. The parasite Trypanosoma cruzi primarily damages the heart but can also invade the brain, leading to neurological and psychiatric complications.
Sleeping sickness, or human African trypanosomiasis, is a fatal parasitic disease transmitted by the bite of an infected tsetse fly in sub-Saharan Africa. Early symptoms include fever and joint pain, while advanced stages target the central nervous system, causing severe neurological issues and altered sleep cycles.
Mosquitoes are the most common vectors for viral encephalitis worldwide.
Japanese encephalitis: Transmitted primarily by the Culex mosquito. It is most prevalent in rural and agricultural areas of Asia.
West Nile virus: Transmitted by various mosquito species, this is a major cause of mosquito-borne encephalitis in North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE): Known as one of the most severe mosquito-borne diseases, causing death in about 30% of infected individuals. It is spread by swamp-dwelling mosquitoes.
Other Mosquito-Borne Viruses: Includes the La Crosse, St. Louis, and Venezuelan equine viruses.
i wonder how many people diagnosed mentally ill had organic causes excluded first?
There is no single global statistic on how many people diagnosed with a mental illness have organic causes excluded first, but studies indicate that up to one-third of patients initially referred for psychiatric conditions (such as depression) may have underlying organic or medical syndromes.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/nursing-and-health-professions/organic-psychosyndrome
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Lone star tick is a cool name for a tick that can give you an allergy to red meat and even ... drywall in rare cases. Because beef is everywhere.
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Lone star tick is a cool name for a tick that can give you an allergy to red meat and even ... drywall in rare cases. Because beef is everywhere.
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Selbsttest: Wie groß ist dein innerer Monk?
Schiefhängende Bilder beunruhigen dich? Finde mit diesem lustigen Selbsttest heraus, wie stark der innere Monk in dir ist.
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Selbsttest: Wie groß ist dein innerer Monk?
Schiefhängende Bilder beunruhigen dich? Finde mit diesem lustigen Selbsttest heraus, wie stark der innere Monk in dir ist.
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Hey, kids, it’s #tick season! You’ve probably heard about #LymeDisease (it’s nasty) but there are other tick-borne pathogens and stuff to watch out for, like one that will make you allergic to red meat, for instance. Here’s a #DailyShow interview with Dr. Thomas Mather, the TickGuy. Lots of info, and tips for avoiding the buggers, and how to properly search for and get them off your body when you find one. https://youtu.be/X53d7YBtjoM?si=Sk1NSShB873yNyD0
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Hey, kids, it’s #tick season! You’ve probably heard about #LymeDisease (it’s nasty) but there are other tick-borne pathogens and stuff to watch out for, like one that will make you allergic to red meat, for instance. Here’s a #DailyShow interview with Dr. Thomas Mather, the TickGuy. Lots of info, and tips for avoiding the buggers, and how to properly search for and get them off your body when you find one. https://youtu.be/X53d7YBtjoM?si=Sk1NSShB873yNyD0
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Use this #DuctTape trick to protect yourself from #tick bites
By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff
June 16, 2021"With ticks on the rise in Maine this year, intrepid outdoorsy folks are getting creative with methods for keeping ticks at bay. Among the methods circulating via popular social media sites is to wrap duct tape with the sticky side out around pants ankles to catch ticks while they try to crawl up legs.
"It looks silly, sure. But does it work?
"Griffin Dill, who manages the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, said that it’s not a terrible idea, as long as the tape is snug enough that the ticks can’t get underneath it.
" 'I have seen this trick circulating online, particularly through social media,' Dill said. 'A primary focus of tick bite prevention is creating a barrier that will prevent the tick from accessing bare skin. Wrapping a layer of sticky tape around your ankles will not completely prevent tick bites, but any added barrier can help.'
"The placement of the duct tape is key because it targets a place where ticks often climb onto bodies.
"Chuck Lubelczyk, vector ecologist at Maine Medical Center Research Institute, said most tick encounters happen below the knee.
" 'Especially on hot days like the last couple of days, ticks are really close to the ground,' Lubelczyk said. 'A lot of moisture is trapped around the ground level, which makes the ticks very happy. They tend to really get on people at the ankle height and crawl up pant legs. Anything you can do to close your pant legs will help.'
"Dill explained that if you have found ticks on your back, neck or head, they likely climbed up from your ankles, so the extra ankle protection is even helpful to keep ticks away from your upper body.
" 'Ticks have a natural inclination to climb up on a host, so if they don’t immediately encounter exposed skin they will generally travel up until they do,' he said. 'Dog ticks in particular are known to climb up and become attached high on the body, especially around the neck and head. Ultimately, the concern isn’t necessarily keeping the ticks from falling down your shirt, but keeping them from accessing exposed skin on their way up the body.'
"That said, the method isn’t perfect. Durability of the tape, for instance, can be an issue.
" 'I wouldn’t probably do that if I were doing any kind of real hiking or bushwhacking, or people that are going out for extensive hikes and stuff,' Lubelczyk said. 'I would see that stuff coming apart if you’re out walking in the brush heavily. If it’s raining it might get wet and may not be effective. I think people should be aware.'
"If you’re looking for a more effective way to keep ticks away, try #gaiters for your ankles and legs, Lubelczyk said."
#SolarPunkSunday #UMaineCoopExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension #TicksInMaine #TickControl #DuckTape #StopTickWraps
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Use this #DuctTape trick to protect yourself from #tick bites
By Sam Schipani, Bangor Daily News Staff
June 16, 2021"With ticks on the rise in Maine this year, intrepid outdoorsy folks are getting creative with methods for keeping ticks at bay. Among the methods circulating via popular social media sites is to wrap duct tape with the sticky side out around pants ankles to catch ticks while they try to crawl up legs.
"It looks silly, sure. But does it work?
"Griffin Dill, who manages the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Tick Lab, said that it’s not a terrible idea, as long as the tape is snug enough that the ticks can’t get underneath it.
" 'I have seen this trick circulating online, particularly through social media,' Dill said. 'A primary focus of tick bite prevention is creating a barrier that will prevent the tick from accessing bare skin. Wrapping a layer of sticky tape around your ankles will not completely prevent tick bites, but any added barrier can help.'
"The placement of the duct tape is key because it targets a place where ticks often climb onto bodies.
"Chuck Lubelczyk, vector ecologist at Maine Medical Center Research Institute, said most tick encounters happen below the knee.
" 'Especially on hot days like the last couple of days, ticks are really close to the ground,' Lubelczyk said. 'A lot of moisture is trapped around the ground level, which makes the ticks very happy. They tend to really get on people at the ankle height and crawl up pant legs. Anything you can do to close your pant legs will help.'
"Dill explained that if you have found ticks on your back, neck or head, they likely climbed up from your ankles, so the extra ankle protection is even helpful to keep ticks away from your upper body.
" 'Ticks have a natural inclination to climb up on a host, so if they don’t immediately encounter exposed skin they will generally travel up until they do,' he said. 'Dog ticks in particular are known to climb up and become attached high on the body, especially around the neck and head. Ultimately, the concern isn’t necessarily keeping the ticks from falling down your shirt, but keeping them from accessing exposed skin on their way up the body.'
"That said, the method isn’t perfect. Durability of the tape, for instance, can be an issue.
" 'I wouldn’t probably do that if I were doing any kind of real hiking or bushwhacking, or people that are going out for extensive hikes and stuff,' Lubelczyk said. 'I would see that stuff coming apart if you’re out walking in the brush heavily. If it’s raining it might get wet and may not be effective. I think people should be aware.'
"If you’re looking for a more effective way to keep ticks away, try #gaiters for your ankles and legs, Lubelczyk said."
#SolarPunkSunday #UMaineCoopExtension #UMaineCooperativeExtension #TicksInMaine #TickControl #DuckTape #StopTickWraps
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Aus dem Archiv (vom 01.05.2011): Nr. 153 - Neurose
#cartoon #comic #wortspiel #zeichnung #neurose #neu #rose #blume #psychose #biene #zwang #spleen #tick #nervenleiden -
Have you ever seen a tick via microscope? Here's your chance to see the tick that was on me earlier today.
Two photos and two animated GIF. In one of the GIF you can see it unexpectedly move like the fricking facehugger in Alien*. Anyway. I won. As is shown in the second photo.
*probably didn't help that I accidentally prepared the slide with human-safe-eyedrops instead of alcohol..
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Have you ever seen a tick via microscope? Here's your chance to see the tick that was on me earlier today.
Two photos and two animated GIF. In one of the GIF you can see it unexpectedly move like the fricking facehugger in Alien*. Anyway. I won. As is shown in the second photo.
*probably didn't help that I accidentally prepared the slide with human-safe-eyedrops instead of alcohol..
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Tick season is in. Careful all you forest bathers. Could find dozens if not hundreds of them yesterday, located on the end of plant stems on the edges of dirt paths.
https://www.smetterling.eu, full res image: https://stardust.pixelunion.eu/s/gallery/photos/92359398-f3c5-4a55-bb70-a0612f9d1630, #tick #LymeDisease #forest #NatureLovers
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Tick season is in. Careful all you forest bathers. Could find dozens if not hundreds of them yesterday, located on the end of plant stems on the edges of dirt paths.
https://www.smetterling.eu, full res image: https://stardust.pixelunion.eu/s/gallery/photos/92359398-f3c5-4a55-bb70-a0612f9d1630, #tick #LymeDisease #forest #NatureLovers
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帰還 Повернення
風は雪を巻き上げ
Крізь крижаний туманhttps://www.deviantart.com/poison-raika/art/Kikan-1319287640
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#ＡＩ生成 #deep #snow #edge #horizon #sun #awakens #long #night #finally #inorganic #white #world #even #breath #freeze #wind #sight #gray #sky #into #alone #single #shadow #forward #feet #step #another #time #began #tick
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帰還 Повернення
風は雪を巻き上げ
Крізь крижаний туманhttps://www.pixiv.net/novel/show.php?id=27765490
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#ＡＩ生成 #deep #snow #edge #horizon #sun #awakens #long #night #finally #inorganic #white #world #even #breath #freeze #wind #sight #gray #sky #into #alone #single #shadow #forward #feet #step #another #time #began #tick
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帰還 Повернення
風は雪を巻き上げ
Крізь крижаний туманhttps://note.com/poison_raika/n/n3c17f9b30c4b
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#ＡＩ生成 #deep #snow #edge #horizon #sun #awakens #long #night #finally #inorganic #white #world #even #breath #freeze #wind #sight #gray #sky #into #alone #single #shadow #forward #feet #step #another #time #began #tick
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Yesterday night my right thigh started itching. I found a black spot, thought it might be a tick, couldn't find the remover, and twisted it out with tweezers.
It looked a bit like a tick, but I wasn't sure, so I left it in the bathroom to take a closer look this morning.Well... turns out I'm an idiot, and it's gone.
How do I find a tick in my bathroom?
EDIT: one of my kids found it. Damn' it is SMALL!
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A #vaccine for #LymeDisease could be on the horizon
If approved, shot would be first vaccine for #Lyme disease in nearly 3 decades
If regulatory agencies give the vaccine, dubbed #LB6V, the green light, it would help fend off Lyme disease in hikers, gardeners and others at risk for #tick bites.
LB6V is the first shot to make it this far on the path to approval since another vaccine was pulled from the market in 2002, in part because of low demand.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/lyme-disease-vaccine-ticks-infection
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The Biggest Concern People Have About Hiking Right Now and How To Overcome It
#Dixie #Thruhiking #hiking #backpacking #camping #tick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc3HEZK04U8&list=UUQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw&index=1
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Crum Creek, PA
I prefer the upper section of this creek for its better water, but public access is limited 😞
This stretch of Crum Creek looks more open, so I should start checking it out 🤔Lots of tick activity, though 😞 I have DEET in my car always ready 🙂
#FlyFishing #Fishing #Hiking #Walking #Nature #Creek #DEET #Tick #Photography
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One more #Tick post, then I'll be moving onto other topics...
#TickIdentification: #NorthAmerica
"Tick Identification is extremely important for a number of reasons; the most important of which, is figuring out what pathogens a tick may carry (and transmit). While it’s typically much easier to identify an adult tick, immature ticks can also transmit diseases.
Of the 800+ species of ticks found throughout the world, only a few are known to bite and transmit disease to humans. There are nine are found in the United States. Naturally occurring populations of the ticks described on this website do not occur in Alaska, however, the brown dog tick is endemic to Hawaii."
Learn more (includes graphics):
https://ticksafety.com/tick-identification/#SolarPunkSunday #TickSafety #TickIdentification #SpendTimeInNature #BeSafeOutdoors
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#Tick tips from #TheFarmersAlmanac
7 Natural Tick Remedies That Work
Tick season is upon us. Try these natural and effective remedies and strategies to repel these nasty parasites without harmful chemicals.
by Deborah Tukua and Natalie LaVolpe Updated: July 18, 2025
"#DeerTicks and #DogTicks are growing in numbers and concern. Not only are they a nuisance, they carry many dangerous illnesses including Lyme disease. According to the CDC there are over 300,000 estimated new cases of #LymeDisease in the United States each year. Learn more facts and see our suggestions for effective natural #TickRepellents ."
Learn more:
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/7-natural-tick-remedies-work#SolarPunkSunday #TickSpray
#TickRepellent #EssentialOils #NoDeet #SpendTimeInNature #BeSafeOutdoors #TickSafety
