Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick? I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I went onto the Lyme Disease Foundation site and they say no, but then went onto others and they say yes... > > Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick? > I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen. > Any thoughts? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 YesSent via BlackBerry by AT&TSender: Lyme_and_Rife Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:34:35 -0000To: <Lyme_and_Rife >ReplyTo: Lyme_and_Rife Subject: Re: dog ticks I went onto the Lyme Disease Foundation site and they say no, but then went onto others and they say yes...>> Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick?> I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen.> Any thoughts?> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Any good, reliable articles to support this? > > > > Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick? > > I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen. > > Any thoughts? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 LDA did a Forum in Southern NJ last year and they had a US Army Md who was a tick expert speaking there. She said yes to your question (dog ticks carry Lyme, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever...) along with many aspects of tick behavior I was unaware of like that they have sound perception and that when one bites you it can signal other ticks that there is a blood meal in sight. She said it's not unusual to have many tick attachments. Sometimes these many tick attachments look like a rash. She showed slides. It was like watching a horror movie.This is why I think it's very important to treat yourself for Lyme and Co and also to treat your home too so that you don't keep getting bitten. (Clean clutter, vacuum, keep things dry, diatomaceous earth etc...)I'm away on a trip right now but when I get home, I will look for the file, I can forward you the notes I took at her lecture if you like.This site discusses the different ticks and their reputations for being vectors.www.canlyme.com/ticks.html Sent via BlackBerry by AT&TSender: Lyme_and_Rife Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2011 16:18:05 -0000To: <Lyme_and_Rife >ReplyTo: Lyme_and_Rife Subject: Re: dog ticks Any good, reliable articles to support this?> >> > Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick?> > I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen.> > Any thoughts?> > > >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I don't think anybody knows the real answer to this. The specialists I have been to said that 'Lyme does not recur and it is in my head' or 'once it is cured it is gone'. This is a relatively new disease and I would assume any tick could carry it just to be on the safe side... Dea To: Lyme_and_Rife From: 4blessings4us@...Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 14:34:35 +0000Subject: Re: dog ticks I went onto the Lyme Disease Foundation site and they say no, but then went onto others and they say yes...>> Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick?> I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen.> Any thoughts?> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Hi , Dog ticks can spread disease, but Lyme isn't one of those diseases... Black legged and LoneStar ticks carry Lyme... However, I would look for any symptoms if bitten by any kind of tick... http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/pccommonticks.htm Take care, Jim > > Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick? > I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen. > Any thoughts? > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 The information is so confusing...I was also told, upon sending in a lone star tick for analysis that my daughter was bitten by that they did not carry Lyme. Honestly, Jim, I do not think we can dismiss any tick at this point. > > > > Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick? > > I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen. > > Any thoughts? > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 9, 2011 Report Share Posted June 9, 2011 Hi , Actually, Lonestar ticks do carry Lyme... While we should never dismiss any tick bite, Dog ticks are not typically Lyme carriers... In some isolated areas they may be and in time more may be carriers, but most people are still contracting Lyme from Deer ticks and more and more from lonestar ticks... No matter what tick that bites me, I would always look for symptoms, better is a script of Doxycycline, but most docs may not write a script for a tick bite, so a single dose of Doxy 200 mg if it can be gotten... The fear is now other vectors are spreading Lyme like mosquitoes.... If this is so, I don't know how we ever prevent Lyme in the future... Take care, Jim > > > > > > Can you get Lyme and/or co-infections from a dog tick? > > > I was under the impression that over 90% of ticks carry Lyme or some other pathogen. > > > Any thoughts? > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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