>travel to the nature
>Tick bite you
>End up with chronic lyme forever

Lol


Why no-one talks about this?

>>2799404 (OP)
Probably because it literally only exists in the Northeast, Midatlantic, and Great Lakes areas of the USA?

>>2799413
They are endemic in most european countries

>>2799413
>t.

>>2799417
The European one is a cheap imitation of the US one. Only we have the REAL lymes disease.

>>2799404 (OP)
>End up with chronic lyme forever
what the fuck are you talking about

numbers for southern Germany
where ticks with lyme are literally an epidemic
>1 in 100 tick bites results in lyme disease
most people notice the red circle or other symptoms
and just get on antibiotics for 2-3 weeks

if you don't notice it
>3 in 100 long term infected get Neuroborreliosis
>2 in 100 long term infected get lyme arthritis
both are very well treatable
again with antibiotics and rarely lead to long term complications

also ticks are a preventable problem
>always long trousers that break at shoes (and closed shoes, no sandals)
>Permethrin on trouser ends
>shower after being exposed
it's that easy

i literally have an /out/ job where I'm walking through tick infested shrubbery 3-4 days per week
last time I had a tick was like 5y ago

>>2799404 (OP)
Don't you need to have a tick on you for like 2 days before it transmits disease? This shouldn't be a problem if you shower or just have general awareness after going out

>>2799444
>Don't you need to have a tick on you for like 2 days before it transmits disease?
no
lyme can transfer as soon as you're bitten
but the probability is extremely low before 24h and low before 48h
it increases with time

also ticks usually don't bite immediately
if you have sufficient body hair ticks can search for a few hours for a place to bite
that's why showering quickly works as prevention

>>2799404 (OP)
Overgrown trails are a risk factor, even if the grass is ankle height. Yet you can find many forest trails where you aren't brushing against grass. Also, get good at feeling arthropods crawling or landing on your skin.
>>2799444
This too. Don't be a filthy fuck who sleeps in your sweat-soaked day clothes. Strip down, pour some water over yourself, use your hand as a wash cloth, then put on fresh undies and wash your feet before crawling into your sleeping bag (because dirt splatter from a bottle shower makes your feet dirty). This way your bag will never have to be washed, and you can feel any tick which has embedded itself in your skin.

>>2799404 (OP)
don't travel to shithole countries lol.

Look up Alpha Gal Syndrome. You get bit by a tick and you can't eat meat or drink milk for the rest of your life without getting violently ill. I know a dude who caught it from a tick in Kentucky. It's all over the US now. They think 450,000 people in the US might already have it.