Tick Information Resources
Tick bites are increasing, be informed on prevention and after bite care
Hello friends!
I am popping in with a short email about ticks. A few years ago, I spent the day hiking and did not check myself for ticks when I got home. The next morning, while washing my hair in the shower, I felt something on the back of my neck. I knew immediately what it was, and I admit I freaked out! We removed the tick, and I think I drove Guy nuts, asking every day to check for a rash. I was lucky that nothing happened, which meant that the tick was disease-free, which is an important fact to remember. We find ticks on our dogs every week, but I have not been bitten since.
I watched a 1.5-hour-long webinar yesterday that, to be honest, scared me into action! We all have heard that ticks carry tick-borne diseases, but what do you actually know about ticks, how to identify them, how to remove them, the pathogens they can transmit to humans, and what to do after you have been bitten? I was surprised to learn how many different tick-borne diseases there are, and the different reactions and co-infections.
There are over 900 tick species, and the number of reported bites is increasing each year. The online paper The Hill reported on May 26th that this year may be one of the worst years for tick activity, citing the high number of people visiting emergency rooms for tick bites this past April.
The webinar presentation presents science-based information and statistics. The webinar was created and presented by Herbal Academy, a well-known online herbal school. I am not affiliated professionally with them, but I have taken several courses with them, and the quality of their information is excellent.
Tick-borne diseases can be debilitating and, in some cases, can be life-changing. If you spend any time outside, I urge you to learn as much as you can.
Below are links to the webinar replay and the presentation slides. It may be all the information you need, but if you want to learn more, Herbal Academy has created an in-depth course, Holistic Approach for Tick-Borne Diseases, and is offering an early-bird discount until June 3.
Presentation Slides (downloadable)
Holistic Approach for Tick-Borne Diseases Course Description
I will be back on Sunday with an article for The Herbal Pantry on the benefits of bitter foods and herbs.
Please restack and share this important information with friends and family.
Sue, thank you so much for helping make people aware of tick bites & the myriad, awful diseases that ticks carry. Please know that a person DOES NOT need to show a rash to be infected. A huge percentage of Lyme transmissions do not have a rash. Also, the rash is not always a bulls-eye. If a tick latches on, I'd seek antibiotics, sorry to say.
Thanks for this, Sue!