tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782754671342094996.post8432311118693993955..comments2023-07-18T01:26:49.600-07:00Comments on Bob Cowart's Blog: High prevalence of Lyme disease ticks in PennsylvaniaBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662858203981295104noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1782754671342094996.post-38384196608962487992015-09-07T09:18:34.188-07:002015-09-07T09:18:34.188-07:00Liked hearing your induction story, Bob. I wish th...Liked hearing your induction story, Bob. I wish they would do the same sort of study in the area of my own youth which is also a Northern California hot spot for ticks. My own saga dates to either 1965 or 66, and a known bite, with classic noteable health issues following. Tho I think that flareups I suffered thru my life may have been repeated bites, rather than flares. The smallest tick to "get me" a couple summers ago was smaller than a poppy seed - more like pepper dust; a larval or newborn stage of development. It's tiny legs were only visible with 10X magnification, using a jeweler's loupe, yet it was fully latched onto my upper leg. Reading last year that Penicillin causes the bacteria to become a persistent cell variety was disheartening because I likely was prescribed plenty of Penicillin as a child as it was a "Darling" med of the 60s. I am still of the opin that mostly getting away from antibiotics around my late teens was the best thing I've ever done to help my body fight back naturally. ( I am 58 now) Caring for my 93 year old Dad is a scary as he is suffering progressive dementia and I think it is highly likely he is a life long carrier of tick bacteria, sufferer of repeat "innoculations" ala tick. I asked him about volunteering for Borrelia b brain tissue study when he was better, his answer was no. Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15266114933694155567noreply@blogger.com