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You Asked: I Think I Have Lyme Disease
You're asking and I'm answering.
Dear Fit,
Last weekend after a night of camping, I was washing my hair and realized there was something stuck to my scalp. My husband took a look and found a small black tick embedded in my skin.
Watch Out For: Ticks
Exercising in the woods is perfect in the Summer because the challenging terrain offers you a tough workout, but the trees provide shade to prevent overheating. When on the trail you need not only to watch out for poison ivy, but be on the lookout for ticks as well. These little buggers are small, but their bites have the ability to transmit diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, Lyme disease, and other tick-borne illnesses.
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What's the Deal With: Lyme Disease
As a kid, I remember I got a tick on the back of my neck. My mother called the doctor frantically because she thought I'd get Lyme disease. We found out from this experience, that if you notice you have a tick or that you've been bitten, it doesn't automatically mean you have Lyme disease.
What You Need to Know About Lyme Disease
Oh no! Poor Parker Posey has been diagnosed with Lyme disease. Due to her illness, the 40-year-old star of Best in Show is dropping out of her planned off-Broadway play, This.
Lyme disease and related tick-borne infections
In This Report- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diseases with Similar Sympt...
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Human Granulocytic Anaplasm...
- Babesiosis
- Resources
- References
Protect Yourself From Bugs With Herbal Armor
Don't let a bunch of nipping mosquitoes keep you from enjoying your evening BBQ.
Here's a 100% DEET-free bug spray called Herbal Armor made by All Terrain. It was clinically tested at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada to be 100% effective at repelling bugs for 2 hours, 95.8% effective for 3 hours, and 77.1% effective for 4 hours.
Tick removal
Overview- Definition
- Symptoms
- Do Not
- Call immediately for emergency medical assistance if
- First Aid
- Prevention
- References
Tick bite
Overview- Definition
- Poisonous Ingredient
- Where Found
- Symptoms
- Home Treatment
- Before Calling Emergency
- Poison Control, or a local emergency number
- What to expect at the emergency room
- Expectations (prognosis)
- References
Tick paralysis
Overview- Definition
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Prevention
Colorado tick fever
Overview- Definition
- Alternative Names
- Causes, incidence, and risk factors
- Symptoms
- Signs and tests
- Treatment
- Expectations (prognosis)
- Complications
- Calling your health care provider
- Prevention
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