BathMTB: Ticks & Lymes

[Justin Woods]

Hi All,

I found a tick on my leg on Saturday the little *&%£ had been there since
Wednesday night! Dave kindly lent me his tick remover thing to get the
little bleeder off.  I've attached Andy's advice from a few years ago for
anyone who has not already read it.

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Worthwhile* *then reminding everyone of the current advice:****

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   - Lymes disease can become a debilating lifelong illness and is thus to
   be avoided if at all possible****
   - A study by the **University** of **Bath** in 2006 found that 5-10% of
   the ticks around ****Bath**** carry Lymes disease and are most likely to
   be picked up from deer and in long grass.****
   - There *are* immediate symptoms but they only show in less than 50% of
   cases****
   - You lessen your chances of contracting it if you remove the tick
   quickly (at least within 48 hours)****
   - You MUST remove it properly though – DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
   SQUASH IT OR BURN IT OFF (YES I’M SHOUTING) or use vaseline or anything
   else to kill it – it will disgorge it’s stomach contents into you and
   possibly leave behind it’s mouth parts greatly      increasing your chances
   of picking up something nasty. REMOVE IT USING THIN POINTED TWEEZERS OR A
   SPECIALIST REMOVER using a twisting motion.****

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More details here:****

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http://www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk/****

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And on that cheery note. See you later* :-/*****

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Andy****

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