by Anura Guruge
on July 10, 2021
Both images below from the (U.S.) CDC.
Click here to access the CDC ‘Tick’ portal.
Despite my near daily encounters with ticks, often in large numbers, I had NOT heard of this tick-transmitted allergy until today. It was in an article in the latest ‘AARP‘ bulletin (below). Given that they cited the CDC, I went looking. I had not also realized that the CDC had that much information about ticks — though much of it appears not to have been updated since 2018 or 2019. [I guess the CDC had their handsful with COVID in 2020.]
Wow! And all this time I was thinking that I only had to worry about Lyme.
This allergy, if I got it, could be fatal to I. I am pretty sure I cannot live without red meat & dairy (i.e., cheese). Bloody ticks!
The CDC also has this rather nifty, full-color, printed guide (in the form of a PDF) with a lot of pictures of ticks. It is definitely worthwhile taking a look at.
