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after removal.” In addition, one should save removed ticks for identification, as different ticks carry different diseases
For instance, deer ticks are capable of transmitting bacteria for three other non-Lyme diseases. The lone star tick, with the characteristic white dot on the female’s back and measuring up to 5 mm, can transmit agents of four diseases and possibly Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The ubiquitous American dog tick/wood tick, similar in size to the lone star, transmits three bacteria including spotted fever.
Rocky Mountain spotted fever - a disease with an onslaught of severe headache, muscle aches, weakness, and fever up to 105 F - also has an associated rash, but it appears first as red spots on hands and feet and spreads from there.
The LDA points out two interesting facts. “While a small amount of dog ticks carry the Lyme bacteria, no transmission [to humans] has been proven.” Now for the bad news: A person “can contract many tick-borne diseases simultaneously from the same tick bite.”
Because Lyme is a relatively new disease, there is little consensus in the medical community, and much controversy. Hence, patients are left confused over symptoms, doctors over diagnosis and treatment. For example, while some people are infected rapidly, showing late-stage symptoms within a month, others have no symptoms at all.
One thing is for certain: If
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