DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone to Brisbane@aussie.zoneEnglish · 8 hours agoThis is the fourth tick that I've found on myself. Approximately in the last 18 months. Damn the little pricks dig in deep and make a mess.aussie.zoneimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageThis is the fourth tick that I've found on myself. Approximately in the last 18 months. Damn the little pricks dig in deep and make a mess.aussie.zoneDiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone to Brisbane@aussie.zoneEnglish · 8 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareSaneMartigan@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 hours agoI’ve read in the states they say to save it and take it to the hospital to see if you need the Lyme disease pill. I don’t know if it’s a thing here.
minus-squareTippy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 hours agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_scapularis Deer ticks, in particular. They’re the main spreader of lyme disease in the US. You should keep an eye on any known bites for a growing ring rash which is an early symptom, though.
minus-squareBipauler@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 hours agoMan, if I had to do that every time I had a tick, I’m pretty sure Medicaid would have stopped paying my bills lol
I’ve read in the states they say to save it and take it to the hospital to see if you need the Lyme disease pill. I don’t know if it’s a thing here.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_scapularis
Deer ticks, in particular. They’re the main spreader of lyme disease in the US. You should keep an eye on any known bites for a growing ring rash which is an early symptom, though.
Man, if I had to do that every time I had a tick, I’m pretty sure Medicaid would have stopped paying my bills lol