Ticks and Lyme's Disease

[Sviatoslav Tulin]

On 24/06/2025 at 13:12, Steven P said:

It is also a slow burner - might not affect you right away but a couple of weeks after

 

 

 

I'd also make a reminder while we are here about Weils disease if you've been working near water particularly and feel unwell. They were the 2 we were meant to tell the doctor about if we needed to go.

It can be live long condition , I think vaccine exist? 🤔 

[Tree monkey 1682]

12 hours ago, Sviatoslav Tulin said:

It can be live long condition , I think vaccine exist? 🤔 

Don't think so bud ,I might be completely wrong ...but by the time uk docs find out what it is ...most of the time it's too late as it often behaves like a regular fever .. nothing distinctive 

[doobin]

13 hours ago, Haironyourchest said:

Best type of tick tweezers, the slightly curved ones. The hook ones are more for engorged ticks on pets.

 

The finer tte point the better. I acquired some from a surgical supply place and they could still use some sharpening. Can't be pointy enough.

 

They do good for ticks, excellent for embedded thorns, blackthorn, briar etc. better than digging out with a needle, I can nearly go straight in and grab the thorn most times.

 

Sold as I grown hair tweezers..

 

Never had a tick on me (to the best of my knowledge) but I've just ordered five pairs of combined fine curved tweezers/slotted tool so I can keep a set in every vehicle.

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, doobin said:

Never had a tick on me (to the best of my knowledge) but I've just ordered five pairs of combined fine curved tweezers/slotted tool so I can keep a set in every vehicle.

Just tucking your trousers into your socks cuts the risk of one getting in. They tend to climb up until they find a warm moist bit to settle in to. So far none this year, and I cut bracken daily, 5 on me last year before I took this simple precaution. 

 

I'm fairly certain some migrate onto me from the lap dog.

[roys]

I prefer to call my dog “the ginger tick magnet” took 6 of her yesterday, averaging about 3 or 4 a day just now, I use the V shaped plastic tick tool and twist away.