Tick bites begin to spike in April, May: Here’s how to keep yourself, your pets safe
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(WGHP) — Warmer weather means there will be plenty of fun things to do outside but also tiny dangers to look out for.
Ticks can be found throughout North Carolina and carry serious diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
Now that April is here, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn that bites will begin to spike and hit a peak in May.
But don’t worry. There are a variety of things you can do to keep yourself and your pets safe from these pesky bloodsuckers, starting with knowing what types of ticks live in North Carolina.
The four types of ticks to be aware of in North Carolina are: (See link for article)
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SUMMARY:
- Black legged tick, aka the deer tick (Lyme disease)
- The lone star tick (STARI, ehrlichiosis, Alpha-gal allergy)
- The American dog tick (Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever)
- The brown dog tick
Check out your own state’s resources for local ticks and the diseases they carry, but one word of caution: just because something hasn’t been reported, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist or can happen. A tick, is a tick, is a tick and ALL are suspect as they bite and exchange bodily fluids with whomever and whatever they bite. Ticks are constantly moving and being found in places they shouldn’t be, carrying things they shouldn’t have.
If you are in Wisconsin, go to: https://wisconsin-ticks.russell.wisc.edu/
The website points out the following and I’ve added more:
- Black legged tick (Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis) – for some reason they forgot Powassan or Deer tick virus, Borreia miyamotoi, Bartonella, Babesia, Mycoplasma, Tularemia, Ehrlichia muris eauclairenis, hemocytic rickettsia-like organisms, tick paralysis from fully engorged female
- lone star tick or seed tick (Ehlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia ewingii, Alpha-gal allergy – they have found Lyme in it but no reported cases. They also suspect rickettsia) for some reason they forgot STARI, tularemia, Anaplasma, Rickettsia amblyommatis, tick paralysis)
- American dog tick or wood tick (RMSF, tularemia – they have found Lyme in it but no reported cases) for some reason they forgot Anaplasma and tick paralysis.
- brown dog tick (RMSF) can also transmit Ehrlichia canis, Babesia canis vogeli, Babesia gibsoni-like to dogs which makes them suspect for humans as well. Source
Source: Ticks, associated tick-borne pathogens copy
- For some reason there’s been a continual downplaying of where ticks are and what they carry. Prudence would err on the side of caution, but it simply doesn’t regarding Lyme/MSIDS. Take EACH and EVERY tick bite as seriously as a heart attack. If bitten, go here for excellent advice.
- While the original article was written for North Carolina, please know that those bitten by ticks in the South have been ignored, denied, and gas-lit for decades. These folks are denied diagnosis and treatment and are told it can’t be Lyme/MSIDS because it doesn’t exist there despite the fact migrating birds are dropping ticks virtually everywhere and the fox, deer, mouse, lizard, and 1,000 other carriers are crossing state borders daily. It’s also important to note that tick researchers admit to tweaking ticks in the lab with the CIA dropping them out of airplanes. Independent researchers that aren’t conflicted due to government grant money admit that ticks are being found in places they never existed before, carrying things they never had before.
- Regarding temperatures, and tick resilience: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2016/01/20/polar-vorticks/ These suckers will be the last species on the planet
- The section called “disease factors” continues to downplay transmission times and symptoms. There are literally a million symptoms that aren’t reported and transmission times are continually proven wrong. Go here for a great read on this topic and know that some pathogens can be transmitted within minutes. Please know that the fantasy of a “grace period” is made up by conflict riddled researchers with a history in bioweapons who prostrate themselves for government grant money.
- The section on tick prevention is decent, but go here for more detail: https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2019/04/12/tick-prevention-2019/
For more:
Madison Area Lyme Support Group 