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On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:45:48 -0400, Bill who putters
wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: On Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:53:51 -0400, Bill who putters wrote: In article , Boron Elgar wrote: In areas where Lyme is rife, the common practice if there is a tick bite from an unidentified tick is 24 prophylactic treatment with tetracycline. Better safe. Boron This is insane. If you have a bulls eye then see a doc. Bill Since up to 40% of Lyme infections leave no tell-tale bull's eye, that's dicey. And fewer that one in ten produce a classic bull's eye rash. And stats show that only about 30% of those diagnosed with Lyme even recall a rash. And the rash may not appear for a week or two. And you need to add in those who are darker skinned and on whom the rash would be difficult to discern and don't forget those who get their rash in a place that isn't easy to see, such as the scalp or...shall I go on? Get a clue, sweetie. Try reading the *whole* post for content, instead of freaking out about mention of a 24 dose of antibiotics. Boron Don't go outside stay indoors. You will die in time but most likely of boredom. What would be the purpose of that? I have no trouble going outside where the ticks are. They don't scare me and neither does a prescription for tetracycline if I am at risk of Lyme. And the last time I was biten by a tick, it hitched a ride indoors on a dog and I never even had to venture outside at all to get it to fall in blood-love with me. I know how to check for and even remove all by my itty-bitty girly self, any ticks that attach themselves to me or mine. And also have the presence of mind to identify the obvious ones, and yet preserve them and take them to be identified if I cannot. It doesn't take a genius to deal with the critters out of doors. IT takes knowledge and proper precautions. However, it takes an idiot who endangers oneself rather than take a prophylactic dosage of antibiotic for 24 hours when evidence points to the possibility that one has been bitten by a Lyme-bearing tick. Sweetie-pie What's your problem with a doctor prescribing an antibiotic, Honey Lamb? There are an awful lot of gullible people around here who seem to swallow most anything that gets jabbered about on any unsubstantiated blog, so surely you can swallow some medical advice. Boron |
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