Re: Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever info

August 31, 1999

Hi Wes and and All,

I think the main thing in Michigan was to prove there were ticks that

carry disease as our grand Health Dept. and others took the stand

there was no LD in this State. [As in many other states.] We gathered

ticks anywhere and everywhere and had them sent for testing to prove

we did have the ticks here in MI. And we know now that one tick can

transmit several different varities of disease.

I sure don't buy the theory ticks don't cross " State Lines or

Counties. " This has been shoved down our throats and most with common

sense will figure it out sooner rather then later.

We know that deer travel all over the place and those little mice

surely multiple and spread. What else could transport the tick? I

believe just about any warm blooded animal.

I do not ever remember being bitten by a tick or having a bull's eye.

But I could have as a kid and never paid attention. Or was it passed

down from my mom when she gave birth to me. She lived with many of the

symptoms I have now and was never diagnosed with Lyme, but every other

thing under the sun. I grew up on a farm for the first 12 yrs of my

life, but even after that we always had pets, spent summers in the

fields and woods. I remember my mother telling us kids, " Don't handle

a sick or injured animal or bird. They carry disease. " Well, of course

we had to help all those little creatures and bring them home to mom.

Barb () Fitzmaurice - Michigan

BLFITZMA@...

August 31, 1999

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Hello Barb,

Thanks for the note! At this point I am suspicious. I now wonder if

the ticks can actually be tested for anything other than species identification?

This is all they can do in Oklahoma! Why not call your health dept.! It

should be free to call!

I'm just curious,

Wes

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Barbara Fitzmaurice wrote:

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Hi Wes and and All,

I think the main thing in Michigan was to prove there were ticks that

carry disease as our grand Health Dept. and others took the stand

there was no LD in this State. [As in many other states.] We gathered

ticks anywhere and everywhere and had them sent for testing to prove

we did have the ticks here in MI. And we know now that one tick can

transmit several different varities of disease.

I sure don't buy the theory ticks don't cross " State Lines or

Counties. " & nbsp; This has been shoved down our throats and most with

common

sense will figure it out sooner rather then later.

We know that deer travel all over the place and those little mice

surely multiple and spread. What else could transport the tick? I

believe just about any warm blooded animal.

I do not ever remember being bitten by a tick or having a bull's eye.

But I could have as a kid and never paid attention. Or was it passed

down from my mom when she gave birth to me. She lived with many of

the

symptoms I have now and was never diagnosed with Lyme, but every other

thing under the sun. I grew up on a farm for the first 12 yrs of my

life, but even after that we always had pets, spent summers in the

fields and woods. I remember my mother telling us kids, " Don't handle

a sick or injured animal or bird. They carry disease. " Well, of course

we had to help all those little creatures and bring them home to mom.

Barb () Fitzmaurice - Michigan

BLFITZMA@...

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August 31, 1999

Hi Wes,

We had the Chief Health Officer or whatever you call them from our

health dept. come to a support group meeting and he said he takes his

orders and budgets from the CDC. They down in Atlanta decide what is

studied, and how much time and $ to spend on whatever the complaint

is. You need a real activist Health Officer to take on the CDC to get

studies done, and I am not all that trusting of the CDC anymore. So

anyway, rather then send ticks to the Gov't controlled CDC the ticks

were sent to a private entemologist (sp?) so there could not be any

doubt they the tests were not scewed. I think then the same ticks are

sent on to the CDC to be tested again and confirmation as to what the

private lab found. Hopefully.

As I understand it the ticks can be tested to see if they carry the

spirochete or bacterium that spreads disease. I know the species of

tick is identified and from there they can know that it is a species

that can carry and spread one of the many diseases it is known for.

Michigan Health Dept. is still saying the numbers of Lymes Disease

cases are not growing and that there is not the number of cases that

the MI LD Association claims there is. Well, since doctors are not

reporting the cases to the HD, then of course there are " lower "

numbers then ever.

I think most every state is in the same position and the LD Assoc for

each state have fought the battle against the Local Health Depts and

the CDC. One thing I wonder about, could the blood supplies in each

state be tainted with LD blood? Can you get LD from a transfusion?

Isn't the Health Dept and CDC sticking their necks out by not getting

the true facts out? Are they contributing to the spread of a serious

disease?

Barb () Fitzmaurice - Michigan

BLFITZMA@...

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Hello Barb,

Thanks for the note! At this point I am suspicious. I now wonder if

the ticks can actually be tested for anything other than species

identification? This is all they can do in Oklahoma! Why not call your

health dept.! It should be free to call!

I'm just curious,

Wes

Barbara Fitzmaurice wrote:

From: " Barbara Fitzmaurice " <BLFITZMA@...>