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anamethatisnt@sopuli.xyz 2 days agoThen we’re two. I gotta get the potato out of the ground soon.
Re: Ticks - If you’re in Europe get the TBE Vaccine!
If you’ve been in the forest or tall grass check for ticks. If you got bit check the bite, if it gets a circle with a dot (a bull’s eye) seek treatment straight away. Early treatment is key when it comes to Lyme disease and that bull’s eye is the early indicator.
TBE however got no treatment. The vaccine is an effective way to avoid infection.
Does Europe include the UK or not in this case? NHS doesn’t provide the vaccine. Been bitten by a few ticks, only ever really tiny ones that are pretty much impossible to locate until a few days later. So far not caught anything.
Thinking of getting some DEET roll on insect repellent though.
According to the NHS the islands are still pretty safe when it comes to TBE.
As someone who worked this whole summer at a farm, make that three
starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Hopefully there will be a Lyme vaccine next year.
Around half of the people don’t get the bull’s eye, by the way. I wish more doctors realised this.