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Re: Things that made you go "WTF?" today o_O
« Reply #38985 on: October 20, 2013, 06:35:21 pm »

Ticks put irritant and disease in as they take blood out. So no, it's generally a bad idea.
But if you're removing them that implies the ticks are already there, and have already contaminated your blood.
"You should stop swimming in that river, it's full of raw sewage."

"Why? I've already gotten in it."
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« Reply #38986 on: October 20, 2013, 06:36:17 pm »

Ticks put irritant and disease in as they take blood out. So no, it's generally a bad idea.
But if you're removing them that implies the ticks are already there, and have already contaminated your blood.
The contamination increases as time goes on. It's a weight exchange for your blood. The longer it stays, the larger the chances of infection, which includes several nasty diseases. Lyme disease most readily comes to mind for my area.
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« Reply #38987 on: October 20, 2013, 06:48:58 pm »

Lyme disease most readily comes to mind for my area.
And, unlike leeches, ticks stay on for days.
Ticks sound awful. Really awful.
All the better reason to move to somewhere even further north.
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« Reply #38988 on: October 20, 2013, 06:55:15 pm »

Ticks sound awful. Really awful.
All the better reason to move to somewhere even further north.

I hate to break it to you sir but how far North do you want to go? There's ticks everywhere out here and they do on rare occasions carry lymes disease. Ideally you would go to the tundra because even in places like the Gobi desert it's absolutely hoaching with the little shites.
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« Reply #38989 on: October 20, 2013, 07:00:31 pm »

Ticks sound awful. Really awful.
All the better reason to move to somewhere even further north stay inside.

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« Reply #38990 on: October 20, 2013, 07:05:53 pm »

Ticks sound awful. Really awful.
All the better reason to move to somewhere even further north.

I hate to break it to you sir but how far North do you want to go? There's ticks everywhere out here and they do on rare occasions carry lymes disease. Ideally you would go to the tundra because even in places like the Gobi desert it's absolutely hoaching with the little shites.
Here's a nice little distribution map... for some of the species. Everywhere inside the circles, as well as all the little dots.

And it's not all inclusive. For states goers, CDC's got you covered -- and nowhere is safe. You're going to be ranging pretty far to get away from the little bastards.

E: Ooh, here is some nice ones (there's four of 'em, for individual species of particularly high threat) for europe.
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« Reply #38991 on: October 20, 2013, 07:06:11 pm »

Statistically speaking, he's in the majority, especially if you count dead people.
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« Reply #38992 on: October 20, 2013, 07:11:50 pm »

Ticks sound awful. Really awful.
All the better reason to move to somewhere even further north.

I hate to break it to you sir but how far North do you want to go? There's ticks everywhere out here and they do on rare occasions carry lymes disease. Ideally you would go to the tundra because even in places like the Gobi desert it's absolutely hoaching with the little shites.
Here's a nice little distribution map... for some of the species. Everywhere inside the circles, as well as all the little dots.

And it's not all inclusive. For states goers, CDC's got you covered -- and nowhere is safe. You're going to be ranging pretty far to get away from the little bastards.

E: Ooh, here is some nice ones (there's four of 'em, for individual species of particularly high threat) for europe.
Sweden it is.
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« Reply #38993 on: October 20, 2013, 07:12:08 pm »

3/7 on the CDC page are in or near where I live. I feel... better? Certainly wouldn't hurt to remind myself of tick-removal procedures every once in a while, and perhaps even the symptoms of related diseases.
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« Reply #38994 on: October 20, 2013, 07:13:29 pm »

Well, as long as we're on the subject then, you all might enjoy this story from Tuesday about the unusual discovery of a new species of tick. Makes you feel good to be alive!
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« Reply #38995 on: October 20, 2013, 07:19:18 pm »

Ticks have never really given me a problem. Except once.
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« Reply #38996 on: October 20, 2013, 07:21:36 pm »

The best defense against ticks remains living in a space pod, followed closely by a remote house guarded by a electro-shield. Failing that, judicious use of tick repellent, and keeping from wild areas, is the best idea.
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« Reply #38997 on: October 20, 2013, 07:22:53 pm »

Sweden it is.
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The first European record of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), is reported. There are several records of Hyalomma aegyptium (L.) from imported tortoises in Sweden. Excluding other ticks imported on exotic pets and zoo animals, another 13 tick species are listed that may occur, at least occasionally, in Sweden. Because of its wide geographic distribution, great abundance, and wide host range, I. ricinus is medically the most important arthropod in northern Europe. I. ricinus is common in southern and south-central Sweden and along the coast of northern Sweden and has been recorded from 29 mammal species, 56 bird species, and two species of lizards in Sweden alone. The potential introduction to Sweden of exotic pathogens with infected ticks (e.g., I. persulcatus and H. marginatum on birds or Dermacentor spp. and R. sanguineus on mammals) is evident.

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« Reply #38998 on: October 20, 2013, 07:24:41 pm »

Sweden it is.
Oh hey.
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The first European record of the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say), is reported. There are several records of Hyalomma aegyptium (L.) from imported tortoises in Sweden. Excluding other ticks imported on exotic pets and zoo animals, another 13 tick species are listed that may occur, at least occasionally, in Sweden. Because of its wide geographic distribution, great abundance, and wide host range, I. ricinus is medically the most important arthropod in northern Europe. I. ricinus is common in southern and south-central Sweden and along the coast of northern Sweden and has been recorded from 29 mammal species, 56 bird species, and two species of lizards in Sweden alone. The potential introduction to Sweden of exotic pathogens with infected ticks (e.g., I. persulcatus and H. marginatum on birds or Dermacentor spp. and R. sanguineus on mammals) is evident.

I tol'chu. Not inclusive.
North-central Sweden then. I will go to ridiculous lengths to stay away from ticks.
Or maybe I'll stay in heavily industrialised areas, like basically the entire county I live in.
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« Reply #38999 on: October 20, 2013, 07:25:07 pm »

Sweet Jesus, they really are everywhere aren't they?
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