Lyme Disease

[JFigliuolo]

Originally Posted by Saltheart

I got Lyme disease vacinated about 5 years ago. it seemed like a good idea (I never got it so maybe it worked). However , as Mike P pointed out , there are other diseases that ticks carry and the vacinne is just for lymes.

I don't know if I will get the vaccine again or not(I think it needs to be done every 5 years or so). I think if you are fishing 4 days a week or so and in the woods for archery , etc as I was then , its worth getting the vaccine. If you are only going outside in the woods , tall grass , etc. infrequently maybe you don't need it. Just check yourself carefully. its also a better idea to have someone else look you over too. One year the ticks were very numerous on the archery course i was hooting with Smokey and his brothers. many times we would check ourselves after leaving the woods and then someone would find a tick on us when we had someone else double check. Dogs and cats can see and lick their backsides (so licky!! ) but humans need help looking for trouble on their backs , heads , etc.

Vacine has been pulled from the market...