Probably Weill's disease if he's a canoeist. Carried in rat's urine and a bit unpleasant.
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Probably Weill's disease if he's a canoeist. Carried in rat's urine and a bit unpleasant.
They can be hard to spot, sometimes when I've had them I have at first assumed that they were part of the general mud and dirt on my legs, but they don't wash off! Really just look like a hard raised speck of black.
Don't just check your legs though- they like warmth so once they are on you they crawl up to a hot spot. Last year after orienteering I found one on my tummy, and have had another on the back of my shoulder.
They are that size when they first bite and latch on but once they've been sucking your blood for a while they swell to about the size of a pea and are unmistakeable. You really need to get rid of them before then though as the longer they are attached the higher the risk of contracting Lyme's disease. Have a look on IanDarkPeak's link here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bladerunner
Pudgy...you're right...I got confused...Weills, Limes its easily done:confused:
Janeho...don't like the sound of this...there a couple of warm patches closer to my legs than my tummy that I would want to find one of them feasting on :D
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Originally Posted by Pudgy
The organism enters the body through breaks in the skin such as cuts, blisters and abrasions, or via the lining of the nose, throat or alimentary tract. The incubation period is 7-13 days and the disease starts with a fever, muscular aches and pains, loss of appetite and vomiting with prostration. Subsequent bruising of the skin, sore eyes, nose bleeds and jaundice may occur. The fever lasts about five days and may be followed by significant deterioration.
Ah the power of Google. Or are you that organism?
See IainR's post earlier in this thread :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Bladerunner
I find the NHS direct Health encyclopedia website good for all these 'natural born killers' like Lyme's, Leptospirosis, tetanus etc. Here is the link for Lyme Disease which is spread by infected ticks
http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/articles...36§ionId=1
Stu ;)
Many fellrunners will know that LD is a threat - I have a friend who's sister is now seriously disabled as a result of a single tick bite in Wales - can happen to any of us. There is a petition on the No 10 website to petition the Prime Minister to put in place Clinical Guidelines, SPECIFIC to the United Kingdom, for the diagnosis and treatment of all patients, including children, who have acquired Lyme disease or associated Tick-borne diseases. These guidelines should be part of a national strategy to combat this increasingly common threat to health in the United Kingdom and should address the UK presentation of Lyme disease and other emerging Tick-borne Diseases.
The E-Petition will run until 7th April 2009. Anyone living in the UK can sign, so your friends, relations and colleagues can do it too!
http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/Lyme-guidelines/#detail
Consider it signed! x
Are you aware that on the continent you can walk into many pharmacies and ask to be innoculated. I think the main effect of the innoculation was encephalitis ( spelling?)
Done!
Signed. This risk always scares me - like playing Russian Roulette every time we venture into the wilds sans leg covering.
done.:)
Me too.
Lyme's disease scares the hell out of me (but obviously not quite as much as having to wear tights:eek:).
I've picked up Ticks a few times and kept a cautious eye out for symptoms. The last time I even sent a Tick off for testing at the local hospital - I was pleased the GP seemed to realise the risks ...
Signed it yesterday. Dave always get them every year, clearly he and I run in an area that is plagued with them :confused: have one of those little green toothpick looking things to prize them off him.....horrible little things...always makes me cautious though.
Thanks to you all - lets keep it going
Go on my son!!!
Signed- I don't often bother with petitions, but I think Lyme is under recognised in England (less so in Scotland) and I'm more than happy to put my name to this.
I've recently written an article on Lyme for orienteers and fell runners, I will post the link on here when I publish it.
Signed. Picked a few up in the past but never had a problem yet.
Done,
Item on the One Show tonight, they said, should not be a problem if you can remove them within 12 hours of them attaching, so always check yourself after a run.
Signed.
signed-thanks for prickin all our conscious:)
Good news. If its on prime time BBC, then there must be some political momentum/will behind doing something about Lyme's disease and this petition might be more successful than others on the No 10 site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Compass
Anyone else?
Signed!
done,
i have a terrible fear of all blood sucking creatures including ticks, that's why you never see me wearing shorts or tights, always tracksters. Mind you, with Lymes disease as a consequence, my fear is more rational with ticks!!
Done,
Anybody know why are we so far behind the continent with this?
Signed!
Just pushing this back up - anyone else care to sign? Today is the final day - over 2,000 signatures!
Contracted Lymes after a camping holiday in Dorset. Luckily my GP picked it up very quickly so no long lasting effects. Petition signed.
Cheers - Raymond
Signed:D
Probably because the other blood sucking parasites, our MP’s are too busy buying plasma TV’s and renting porn films out under the guise of expenses rather than dealing with other issues.;):rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by Highy
You are one of the lucky ones I thinkQuote:
Originally Posted by Raymond Hickman
I got Lyme Disease from a tick bite that was attached less than 12 hours.
I feel I didn't really get over it for at least two years after I got the illness.
Some of my symptoms..
initial rash from the bite... but not all get this so don't think if you don't have one you won't get it.
Feeling tired
Yawning a lot.. and I mean a lot!
Wanting to sleep
then temperatures
sweating
Brain fog
Confusion with words, spelling problems
on antibiotic treatment
Joint pain
Eye problems
Jaw pain
Knee pain
Bony swellings on joints
Meningitis type effects.... don't like light, sound, severe and I mean severe headaches which lasted for 3 days with nausea
Hopefully I have recoved but others have still got it years later if it was not diagnosed soon enough
So
Ticks need to be removed properly!
Please be aware of this horrible illness and avoid it look at this site for further information
www.lymediseaseaction.org.uk
As we get to the summer season :), ticks become more prevelant and the undergrowth is higher making it easier for them to transfer on to us. It's worth a reminder about lyme disease, ticks generally and how to remove them.
Here is a link to an article about ticks and lyme that I have published on the Physiobench website.
quite good overview on uk climbing
http://www.ukclimbing.com/articles/page.php?id=398
Good article. The thing that concerns me is that around now, they can be so small ie as small as the dot on this "i". That is nothing like the spider like ones you can easily find on your dog or person later on in the summer.Quote:
Originally Posted by ratfink
No signs of a vaccine for this?
I pick up ticks (the tiny nymph ones) all the time during the warmer months. I executed two hitchhikers yesterday. I've pretty much worked out where they are worse on my local hills and usually catch them before I shower after a run, while they are still scrambling around looking for a good spot. My GP is great and puts me on preventative Antibiotics if I get a proper bite.
Does anyone know a good insect repellent that keeps them off?
Ticks love me and I picked up around thirty of the little blighters on the very first day of my coast to coast walk across Scotland last year. Most of the evening was spent locating and removing them. Then, as a precaution against infection, I applied Germolene to all the affected places. Whether it was coincidence, or what, I never got another tick all the way across.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hillfootsbazza
just back from jura and noticed 2 on the inside of my thigh,seemed to come off ok with tweezers and there doesn't seem to be much there now apart from a little redmark,i'm a bit of girl at times so just checking if i should be doing anything else with it ?
Cheers
try these links from an older threadQuote:
Originally Posted by Fleeter
http://forum.fellrunner.org.uk/showp...3&postcount=17
You did keep the ticks didn't you;)