So it seems that one of the Ticks I brought back from the coast a fortnight ago was carrying Lyme disease and has now kindly donated it to me.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection treated with antibiotics, I’m currently taking Doxycycline for it. Out on the net there seems to be some disagreement as to whether it can be eradicated with antibiotics, some doctors believe it may be able to hibernate (my word) and cause recurring infections. Let’s hope not.

Symptoms are fairly varied and vague, something that has lead to Lyme being mis-disagnosed as chronic fatigue, MS and Rheumatoid arthritis. Currently I’m experiencing a non-descript rash (not Bull’s-eye), aches and pains, and extreme fatigue.

Perhaps interestingly I only went to the doctor after reading about Ticks and Tick-borne infections on Wikipedia, so thanks to the folks at Wikipedia.

No thanks to the folks at ebay (and Google pull your head in!):

Lyme Disease Tick

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