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spoonful116 · 10 months
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Bug off, bugs!
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fujianvenator · 1 year
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fuckjng tick season bro 😭 my dog tested positive for 2 separate blood parasites
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dykeredhood · 8 months
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Where do y’all shop for jockstraps, I need one that can encircle my hips
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natures-uprise · 1 year
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apun59-59 · 1 year
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La babesiosis, transmitida por garrapatas, va en aumento en EEUU Los síntomas de la enfermedad incluyen fiebre, dolor muscular y articular y dolor de cabeza. La babesiosis puede variar de leve a grave y puede ser fatal en algunos casos. Redacción Internacional.-  Las enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas han aumentado EE.UU., al punto que la cantidad de casos subió un 25% entre 2011 y 2019. Entre estas enfermedades e
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I’ve suffered from chronic Lyme and an untreated babesiosis co-infection for over a decade. There’s little research taking place, the overwhelming majority of doctors are uniformed, Republikkkans are campaigning to drop insurance companies’ requirements to pay for treatment, the CDC hasn’t updated its statistics in over 20 years, and everyone believes in the conspiracy theory that it was created in a secret bio-weapons lab. The latter despite scientific proof that’s its been around for thousands of years.
The effects are similar to long Covid but can be much worse in some cases. It can be contracted in every state and on all continents and not just in summer time. A vaccine was developed some years back but wasn’t profitable so it was never refined. The bullseye rash does not occur in most cases and about 80% of tick bites carry co-infections that can be worse.
Check yourself and your pets after being in tall grasses, bushes, the forest, etc. If bitten get treatment right away. The anti-biotic Doxycycline usually works for most first time infections if administered soon enough. The Babesiosis co-infection, if diagnosed, gets treated with a Azithromycin course (z-pack) and an anti-viral. The latter is hard to detect and almost always goes untreated leading to a host of unexplained ailments of a serious nature.
It’s mainly spread by ticks feasting on smaller forest animals such as mice and rabbits although deer are usually labeled the top carrier, hence the name deer ticks.
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micamicster · 7 months
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Aaaaah! Do you get different types of cases in smaller towns? Shucks about the smaller library catalogues, fingers crossed for some requests being approved!
Yeah sometimes! Because it’s PA we get a decent number of mennonite/amish families who can have some unusual stuff. AND we’re living in tick city babey so we get both lyme and some of the less common tick-borne shit like anaplasmosis/babesiosis etc. But other than that i don’t think the diseases are that different, more like the people and the complicating social factors are different (having to figure out how a patient who can’t drive can get a ride to their appointments is so frustrating like please can we get walkable communities with public transportation YESTERDAY??)
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There's an increase in emergency department visits for tick bites this time of year as people spend more time outdoors. Increasingly, these bites are linked to illness, everything from Lyme disease to babesiosis. And, there's another emerging risk linked to tick bites known as alpha-gal syndrome, which causes a red meat allergy.
Scientists first connected the dots between red meat allergies and tick bites more than a decade ago, when they identified patients who got allergic reactions such as hives or anaphylaxis after eating beef or pork. Most had been bitten by Lone Star ticks.
Now, doctors' understanding of these allergies has evolved.
"What's new is that we have patients who really just have GI symptoms," explains Dr. Sarah McGill, a gastroenterologist at the University of North Carolina. McGill says some alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, patients feel sick to their stomachs after they eat red meat, but never develop more typical allergic symptoms, such as a rash, swelling or trouble breathing.
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starryvibed · 2 years
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28 April 22
Cattle farm rotation month. It's scorching hot ☀️ with warm loo gushing at us at every given point in the day.
4 rotations in a month at the farm :
Milk 🥛 processing unit ✔️
Lab
Cattle shed ✔️
🐐 and 🐑 unit
The most common diseases encountered - are vector borne like Anaplasmosos, Theileriosis, and Babesiosis. Milk fever and downer cows are a rare occurrence.
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meret118 · 1 year
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sophielostandfound · 2 years
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so my mom is still in critical condition in the ICU. one day her heart and bp will seem fine, the next they are all over the place and need medication to regulate. some of her liver numbers are improving, but her bilirubin numbers are still too high and making her swollen.
the only net positive seems to be that the medical staff are fairly certain of what caused her spleen to rupture.
it looks like she got babesiosis from a tick bite. for 2-3 weeks before hospitalization she had been feeling extremely fatigued with no appetite. she tested negative for covid and assumed she just had a minor viral infection and that she didn’t need to see a doctor bc she had a checkup in a few weeks anyway.
i just want my mom to be ok. i’m frustrated with her for not wanting to cause a fuss, and with myself for not pushing harder for her to see someone earlier.
i just want my mom to be ok.
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russieraholic · 2 years
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Hey! If we’re gonna take away the right of women to get living organisms removed from their body, might as well cease treatments for other things. Filariasis, Giardia, Babesiosis, Toxocara, Acanthomeba, Leishmaniasis. What difference is there in a fetus siphoning off nutrients? Hint: there isn’t any.
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barkoutloudseo · 1 month
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Prevent parasites with Bark Out Loud: The perfect anti-tick and flea solution
Warmer weather brings our pets a good chance of tick and flea infestations. As good pet parents, it’s important to know how to prevent parasites. This article will show you the threat posed by common springtime bugs among dogs and cats while focusing on the effectiveness of the anti-tick and flea spot-on for dogs by Bark Out Loud.
The threat of springtime parasites
These are minute jumping insects that can cause uneasiness to your animal forcing them to scratch excessively causing bald patches on the skin or even risk of infections. They also transmit tapeworms and put both your lives in danger. These blood-sucking pests attack your pets from outside feeding on their blood, while transmitting diseases like Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, babesiosis or Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Spread through mosquito bites; heartworm is a fatal parasitic infection affecting the heart & lungs. It must be caught early enough for immediate treatment. These risks are not worth taking when it comes to your pet.
Here are a few signs you should look out for, so you can take immediate action in treating ticks and fleas.
Excessive itching and biting is a common reaction to fleas and ticks causing irritation.
Careful and routine inspection of your pet’s fur, especially around ears, neck, and base of tail for any fleas or ticks can go a long way in preventing them from spreading.
A patch on your dog’s coat with sudden fur loss indicates the infestation by fleas or ticks.
Pale gums or lethargy may mean anemia resulting from severe flea attacks or tick-borne diseases.
Coughing or difficulty breathing can be a symptom of heartworm infection.
If you see such signs consult your vet urgently. Early identification, as well as vet-approved treatment, is important as this would avoid future health problems that could become severe.
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The formula continues to kill fleas hatching from eggs for up to 8 weeks on dogs and 12 weeks on cats.
Barkoutloud's spot-on for dogs protects them against heartworm infection for a full month.
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Understanding the risks presented by springtime pests and using treatment measures like Barkoutloud’s spot-on treatment, will guarantee your pet’s comfort. Especially in the springtime, when pets are an easy target for parasites, an easy-to-use solution will come in handy. To prevent this menace of fleas ticks and heartworms, relying on what you understood from us, will help you keep them away from your pets.
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The Importance of Mosquito and Tick Control Services
Mosquitoes and ticks may be small in size, but their impact can be substantial, posing significant health risks to humans and animals alike. As vectors for various diseases, these pesky insects are not only a nuisance but also potential carriers of illnesses such as malaria, dengue fever, Lyme disease, and West Nile virus. Given the potential dangers they pose, effective mosquito and tick control services are essential for safeguarding public health and maintaining comfortable outdoor environments.
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Understanding the Threat
Mosquitoes and ticks are ubiquitous pests found in almost every region of the world, thriving in diverse habitats ranging from urban areas to forests. Their ability to reproduce rapidly and adapt to changing environments makes them formidable adversaries in the battle against vector-borne diseases.
Mosquitoes: Mosquitoes are best known for their itchy bites, but their significance extends beyond mere irritation. Female mosquitoes require blood meals to develop their eggs, and in the process, they can transmit pathogens from one host to another. Diseases such as malaria, Zika virus, dengue fever, and chikungunya are just a few examples of the illnesses transmitted by mosquitoes, affecting millions of people worldwide each year.
Ticks: Ticks are arachnids closely related to spiders and scorpions. Like mosquitoes, ticks are also blood-feeding parasites, and several species are capable of transmitting diseases to humans and animals through their bites. Lyme disease, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, is perhaps the most well-known tick-borne illness, but ticks can also transmit other pathogens such as babesiosis, anaplasmosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
The Role of Control Services
Given the public health risks associated with mosquitoes and ticks, proactive measures are necessary to manage their populations and reduce the likelihood of disease transmission. Mosquito and tick control services play a crucial role in this regard, employing various strategies to minimize insect populations and mitigate the threat they pose to human health.
1. Surveillance and Monitoring: Effective control begins with comprehensive surveillance and monitoring efforts to assess the presence and abundance of mosquitoes and ticks in a given area. Trained professionals utilize a combination of trapping methods, surveillance data, and environmental assessments to identify high-risk areas and target control efforts accordingly.
2. Habitat Modification: Mosquitoes and ticks breed in specific habitats conducive to their development. Mosquito control services often focus on eliminating standing water sources where mosquitoes lay their eggs, such as stagnant ponds, clogged gutters, and discarded tires. Similarly, tick control efforts may involve habitat modification to reduce suitable environments for tick populations, including leaf litter removal and vegetation management.
3. Larval Control: Targeting mosquito larvae before they mature into biting adults is a key component of mosquito control programs. Larvicides, such as biological agents or chemical treatments, may be applied to breeding sites to disrupt mosquito development and prevent population growth. Similarly, tick control services may employ acaricides to target tick nymphs and larvae in areas where they are likely to encounter humans and animals.
4. Adulticiding: In situations where mosquito populations pose an immediate threat to public health, adulticiding— the application of insecticides to kill adult mosquitoes—may be employed as a supplemental control measure. However, this approach is often used judiciously and in conjunction with other control strategies to minimize environmental impact and non-target effects.
5. Integrated Pest Management (IPM): Integrated Pest Management (IPM) principles form the foundation of modern mosquito and tick control programs. IPM emphasizes the use of multiple tactics, including biological, cultural, physical, and chemical controls, to manage pest populations in a sustainable and environmentally responsible manner. By integrating various control methods based on sound scientific principles, IPM programs aim to achieve effective pest suppression while minimizing risks to human health and the environment.
Conclusion
Mosquitoes and ticks are more than just nuisances; they are formidable vectors of disease, capable of transmitting pathogens that pose significant risks to human and animal health. Click here Effective mosquito and tick control services are essential for mitigating these risks and protecting public health. By implementing a combination of surveillance, habitat modification, larval control, adulticiding, and integrated pest management strategies, control professionals can help minimize the threat posed by these blood-feeding pests, allowing communities to enjoy safer and more comfortable outdoor environments. As the global landscape continues to evolve, proactive mosquito and tick control efforts remain critical in safeguarding public health and preventing the spread of vector-borne diseases.
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apun59-59 · 1 year
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La babesiosis, transmitida por garrapatas, va en aumento en EEUU Los síntomas de la enfermedad incluyen fiebre, dolor muscular y articular y dolor de cabeza. La babesiosis puede variar de leve a grave y puede ser fatal en algunos casos. Redacción Internacional.-  Las enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas han aumentado EE.UU., al punto que la cantidad de casos subió un 25% entre 2011 y 2019. Entre estas enfermedades e
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I got it as a co-infection along with Lyme 12 years ago. It ruined my health permanently and caused a massive disruption of my life. The symptoms of chronic Lyme and its co-infections are not dissimilar from “long haul Covid.” The CDC hasn’t even updated its Lyme statistics in over 20 years. It’s become extremely common in North America but nobody is researching it. It’s actually found throughout the world and “Otto the Iceman” found frozen in the Alps for 5,000 years had it. The Pilgrims contracted Lyme in the early 1600’s and wrote about it extensively. Stuffed and preserved animal remains from the earliest colonization tested positive for Lyme.
A major problem holding back study is wacko conspiracy theorists and ignorant trash think it was created in a government lab near Lyme, CT in the 70’s. Some jackass wrote a book about that which was tabloid level fiction but it has taken root in the American psyche. It was linked to German scientists brought here after WWII during Operation Paperclip which the author claimed was a secret and nefarious bio-weapons program.
Operation Paperclip wasn’t secret, it was in the press as soon as it began back at the end of the war. There was no bio-weapons program or Nazi scientists involved. It was a program to bring German rocket engineers and physicists here when it was learned the Russians were trying to collect them to build strategic rockets and missiles. By order of the President, no members of the Nazi party were to be brought back to the states. The abducted scientists were put to work building rockets and missiles and most were drafted into NASA while some worked on Atomic Bomb projects. Nothing to do with Lyme or bio-weapons.
It did not originate in Lyme, CT and spread from there. It is virtually everywhere and has always been so. CLIMATE CHANGE is a major factor in its spread. Small animals like mice and rabbits are the most common carriers of the infected ticks, not deer, although they do carry it and the deer tick was named based on this. Warmer and milder winters allow greater spread along with a greater number of host animals that thrive around human settlements. Contrary to popular opinion there are more deer, rabbits, and rodents now than there were prior to European colonization.
European settlers, and later the Americans, drastically reduced predators which allowed game animals to grow their numbers. Human farms and towns cut from forests created “edge habitat” where the sun reached the ground in more places creating the growth of vegetation that feeds game animals (and farm produce of course). That’s why you see so many animals on the side of highways and roads, and so much accidental road kill. Further animals like the possum that eat large quantities of ticks are persecuted by humans.
It’s the perfect storm of unintended consequences. A nasty tick that spreads bacterial infections and viruses is given every benefit to reproduce and spread out to near plague like conditions. People arrive in quantity, predators are eradicated, a rise in game and rodents provides more hosts for the ticks, conspiracy theorists mislead the public, government doesn’t want to invest, drug companies and medical establishments see no profit in acknowledgement, and climate change pours gasoline into the fire. The CDC which is underfunded and overwhelmed turns a blind eye and speculates only a few thousand cases a year while the US numbers alone are in the millions. Data collection is blocked by Republikkkan Congressmen because that might necessitate investing money which could be given to corporations and billionaires.
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