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I found a mother-freaking deer tick between my toes this morning.
Now, you never realize how different in size they are when compared to other ticks until you see one. They're miniscule. I thought it was a scab at first.
Now I'm all freaking out, because while other ticks don't bother me as much, these suckers are the ones responsible for my cousin having two cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (it took him six months to recover the first time). And then there's Lyme Disease. And the fact that the area around the bite itches like a son of a gun already. (We got rid of the tick and bathed it in alcohol.) ETA: Apparently the deer tick was not hte one that gave him RMSF. Whew. Despite what family said. Deer ticks aren't RMSF vecter specific. Lyme is still an issue, though.
I don't have health insurance! This can't happen right now! No sickness! I will not get sick!
I found a mother-freaking deer tick between my toes this morning.
Now, you never realize how different in size they are when compared to other ticks until you see one. They're miniscule. I thought it was a scab at first.
Now I'm all freaking out, because while other ticks don't bother me as much, these suckers are the ones responsible for my cousin having two cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (it took him six months to recover the first time). And then there's Lyme Disease. And the fact that the area around the bite itches like a son of a gun already. (We got rid of the tick and bathed it in alcohol.) ETA: Apparently the deer tick was not hte one that gave him RMSF. Whew. Despite what family said. Deer ticks aren't RMSF vecter specific. Lyme is still an issue, though.
I don't have health insurance! This can't happen right now! No sickness! I will not get sick!
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