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Please comment with your favorite if not listed! There are many options. https://mastcell360.com/non-toxic-tick-prevention/ https://rawlsmd.com/health-articles/effective-tick-repellents-lyme-season https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fke8aS90J58&feature=youtu.be https://thetickchicks.com/amazing-repellent-you-should-always-have-on-hand https://www.prevention.com/health/a22095155/best-tick-repellents https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/lifestyle/health/after-sons-bout-with-l

I do this post out of anger towards the doctors who don't treat a new tick bite correctly. I am seeing this 10 times a day in groups I run or support. So I am making this post so we can easily access it next time I see this. These idiots say no lyme in this state or one dose of doxycycline is enough. They are UNEDUCATED period! We have this problem due to lack of education in the medical field. So I recommend emailing so they can easily open these links but also please print

For Future Reference, if you find a tick - SAVE IT!! Here are many options: https://www.ticknology.org/ https://www.tickreport.com https://igenex.com/product/tick-test https://tickencounter.org/tick_testing/labs https://www.lymedisease.org/miltick-testing-program https://www.wkbn.com/news/pennsylvania/pennsylvania-lab-offers-free-tick-testing NY free testing: https://www.lymewny.com https://www.bayarealyme.org/lyme-disease-prevention/tick-testing/ https://tulsaworld.com/new

"Many people suffer lifelong disability because they followed their doctor’s advice to “watch and wait” for symptoms to develop." Here is a video I did to educate on what to do if you get bit. Share for awareness and to learn what to do yourself. https://youtu.be/K7uMPCB6dsQ https://www.treatlyme.net/guide/antibiotics-for-acute-tick-bites https://www.lymedisease.org/tick-bite https://iladef.org/education/how-to-handle-a-tick-bite/ https://www.ilads.org/patient-care/ilads-tre

Always fight back calmly with confidence by providing education. "In a 1995 study performed on ticks infected with Borrelia, researchers found that transmission of the bacteria was determined by how much Borrelia was in the salivary gland of the infected tick, not how long it had fed. " "Currently, the CDC’s website states: “In most cases, the tick must be attached for 36 to 48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted.” Unfortunately, this sends th

"When it comes to tick-borne diseases, what many people don’t realize is that there are hundreds of different species of ticks. While...

PRINT for doctors so you get enough antibiotics. (Always treat the bite) I wouldn't take less than 8 weeks personally....

TICK BITE EDUCATION BELOW: 1. NEW BITE 2. DIFFERENT TYPES OF TICKS 3. TICK ATTACHMENT TIME 4. TICK BITE AND HOW TO HANDLE 5. TICK TESTING...