On Mon, 31 May 2010 08:01:21 -0500, "basilisk"
wrote:

Watch out for those ticks, they are out and about and
spreading disease.

I've spent the last ten days with Rocky Mountain Spotted
Tick Fever.
The best way I can describe it is; the worst flu you ever had
X5.

I managed to eat the first meal I had in over a week
yesterday, today I feel almost back to normal with the
exception of being very weak.

The cure is simple, a short course of doxycycline
antibiotics and time.

Important thing is to get ticks off as soon as possible
and if flu like symtoms develope, seek out treatment
as soon as possible. RMSTF becomes more unforgiving
as treatment is delayed and is sometimes fatal.

basilisk




I already got bitten three times. One was a tiny seed tick I removed
last Wednesday. The area inflamed 2-3X a mosquito bite and turned red
the following day, improving slowly with applications of neosporen.
The OFF! doesn't seem to keep them off very well--looking forward to
winter weather when I can do more woodworking without the bloody
suckers.