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Climate change is a bitch but we still are going to burn that fossil fuel and live with the ticks!
Mom almost died last year from anaplasmosis. None of us had ever heard of it. Scary stuff.
Wear long trousers and socks.
Its so hot though, and doesn’t even guarantee not getting one. Most of the ones I find days later are under where clothing was.
Also doesn’t help that they are absolutely tiny. I can run my hands over my legs and easily miss one until a while later.
You find them regularly?
If you live or work in an area where you encounter long grass or regularly brush up against vegetation, it’s a thing.
Treating clothing with permethrin reduces but does not eliminate risk.