Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 15:34:30 -0400 From: “John Dykers M.D.” Subject: Fwd: Fw: Ticks and diseases, prevention and early treatment Stumbled across a tick message from 5 years ago while looking for something else. Still valid, only more urgent now with new tick species and new viral diseases transmittedContinue Reading
Date: Sun, 28 May 2017 15:09:59 -0400 From: “John Dykers M.D.” Subject: Re: Thank you so much! 2 thoughts on preventing tick bites I have not heard before; rubber dairy boots; usually come in black, which is not ideal, but are certainly made in white too; white may be moreContinue Reading
Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2016 16:49:27 -0400 From: “John R Dykers” Subject: Lyme disease Tom’s post is spot on, and this is the reason I have recommended early treatment with doxycycline for tick bites. 1. prevent tick bit by wearing light color clothes so you can see the ticks, longContinue Reading
Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2015 11:08:23 -0500 From: John Brooks Subject: Tick Advice. Tick Advice. I believe in Marcia Herman-Giddens’s advice in most cases, but I must differ in one thing. Removing a tick that is stuck is the most important priority. If it is already stuck, I don’t believeContinue Reading
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 19:55:22 -0500 From: Nita Dukes Subject: Preventing tick bites?? Just catching up on my chatlists and saw the conversations about tick bites. A couple of years ago, I began using coconut milk on my skin when I went outside to see if it would protectContinue Reading
From: Cosi Long Sent: Tue, May 21, 2013 5:11:04 PM Subject: More on ticks: a new concern Thanks to all who posted tick information as the season starts. Here’s a new medical issue that my allergist just made me aware of: if you’ve had repeated tick bites (and chigger bites)Continue Reading
Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2012 07:45:34 -0400 From: “Dr John R Dykers Subject: Tick diseases – Support Beat the Bite 5K and 1 mile fun run/walk 14 October Tick bites are good candidates for overtreatment, (Overtreatment is here defined as before diagnostic signs or symptoms or test results are present)Continue Reading
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:22:08 -0400 From: Rosemary McCooey Subject: Tick prevention event offered by Chatham County Public Health Department As most local citizens know, tick-borne illnesses are major problems in and around Chatham County. To combat these, the Chatham County Public Health Department is hosting a tick-borne diseaseContinue Reading
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