Hunting Season: Watch For Those Black Legged Ticks

Hunting season is fast approaching.  Many areas of our nation complain there is an Lyme disease epidemic.  Best thing to do is avoid ticks.  You can see seed ticks on your squirrel or deer with a quick check.  Seed tick move when disturbed.  You will not get the disease from eating the meat, you can from blood.  Links at the bottom for those wanting more information, training.

Keep repellent on yourself.  Spraying your deer or squirrel with repellent will not work.  If your prise is loaded with ticks and you must have that deer, ask a farmer what works in your area.  You can always wash the pesticide off later.  No farmer, your State's Department of Agriculture can help.  Some States have many departments.  There is always the feed store. Post Lyme Disease Syndrome is making news, Our government is all over it. There is training for your doctor. Lyme disease transmission, Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome also called Chronic Lyme Disease.

Our researchers do not know why the symptoms of Lyme disease persist in some people.  The research so far does not suggest a real treatment on the horizon.  Frequently researchers found the problem was not Lyme.  Does not explain all the variants or the assortment of other diseases that may also  be transmitted.  Good old Bubonic Plague is one to look out for in various parts of our national parks.