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Week 2: Identifying deer ticks and Lyme symptoms; controversy over Lyme diagnosis and treatment
By Megan S. Smith
Special to the Rappahannock News
Some diseases are easy to uncover, understand, and unfold - Lyme disease is the direct opposite. In fact, Lyme is reportedly one of “Ten Diseases Doctors Miss.”
Lyme disease, or bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted to humans through a bite from the tiny black-legged tick, or “deer” tick, after at least 24 hours of attachment. While all blood-engorged ticks resemble a caramel apple Jelly Belly bean, two unique markings — sometimes only discernible through a magnifying glass - differentiate deer ticks from others: The reddish-brown back half of the female, and the tick’s black legs.
The Lyme bacterium is spread predominantly by nymph-stage ticks, two of which could easily perch for tea on the head of a pin. Measuring only 1 mm for nymphs and up to 3 mm (about 1/4 inch) for adults, deer ticks are often mistaken for small moles by humans or missed altogether. Adding to their catalog of clandestine capabilities, the ticks inject an antihistamine post-bite to avoid discovery through itching.
While the Lyme Disease Association (LDA) recommends a specific tick removal procedure , it warns to always see a physician for testing, “especially if tick parts remain [under skin]
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