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A couple of things about Lyme's:
-Doc said it was important to keep the tick for ID and testing, alive if at all possible.
-Don't rely on the appearance of a "target lesion" or rash. In a very large number of cases it never develops.
- A large number of patients report no recollection of a tick bite.
-Symtoms can vary widely and be quite vague making accurate diagnosis a challenge. Nonetheless, longterm, the disease can be very debilitating.
-Prevention; If you are like me and find the new repellents containing Picaridin both effetive and much less uncomfortable than DEET, beware, Picaridin is less effective than DEET aganist ticks(maybe not at all, I can't remember). In any event, ticks are not included in the list of varmints appearing on the label.
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