Ticks and Lymes disease

[openspaceman]

14 hours ago, Mark Bolam said:

Those bites look like flea bites.

Yes that or some mite, they're too small and frequent for spider and the blisters would have been bigger.

[teepeeat]

Interesting re the ticks - have had thousands on me (growing up in Africa) with only one that ever caused a minor problem  - a swelling that went a bit septic probably cos I scratched it, but cleared up after a few weeks and left a scar which I still have. My old man used to come in and get a daily once over from my mum - best count was 170 off his legs in a day and probably shook a few more off his clothing. None of us ever had any symptoms of tick bite fever or lymes or anything else that we could attribute to ticks.

Also knew someone who swore by the suffocation theory for removal - used any cream, vaseline etc. Seemed to work for him but cant recall if I ever tried it myself. Just used to check regularly and wipe them off as you spot them. Those that bit used to get scraped off with a knife - no doubt left a few amputated legs and heads in :-)

[Rough Hewn]

Little red spider like things called trombidei or something.
Two different types a nice one and a bitey one.
Had to pull a few off more than once.
I can't remember the details but I think they also carry a nasty disease.
Really tiny little feckers.

[richy_B]

 

Could be from OPM ( Oak Processionary Moth Caterpillars ).

 

I was just going to suggest that. We have lots of infected woodlands in London amd I've seen some of the guys with a rash similar to this. Seriously itchy I am told.

 

 

 

[htb]

Had another attached tick on leg yesterday, it had only recently attached. Removed with dogs tick twister and surgical spirit applied

[Ernesto]

Just thought I'd share. Found this when I was about to get in the bath after a day collecting up logs of overstood hazel. Got the wife's really fine tweezers from her lab assistant days to get it out.

2nd pic is this morning, ten days after removal, all good.

[htb]

Lot about on the dogs at the moment

 

[westphalian]

I’ve had loads as do a lot of walking and wild camping. Squatting for a shit in the lakes have had them clambering onto my scroat for damp warm smelly environment. If you get the rash and flu symptoms see gp but tell them it might be Lymes

[westphalian]

Still not figured out what the bites were but fortunately they are going down and the itchiness is subsiding, although not yet gone away. I won't scare the world with a picture of my chest, but this is what my left arm is looking like...

I would doubt they were insect bites unless you were asleep with skin exposed for a decent length of time to get so many. More likely folliculitis. Self limiting and harmless. Hot tub or dirty water exposure??

Also could be scabies

[Swampster]

Not much help for climbers or groundies, but if you have a dog on the team these are worth considering imo.

https://www.fruugo.co.uk/seresto-flea-and-tick-collar-for-large-dog/p-17197545-37528761?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9p-d87_b2gIVK5PtCh3CNAWzEAQYASABEgLj_fD_BwE

My dog didn't get one tick last year, don't think it was all luck. Just ordered a new one.