Mastodawn

Progress in some areas in the continuing battle against ticks and tick borne illness. Ticks are moving into new areas.

Also, a free #Tick App exists. I haven't read the info on it yet--we may not be able to join the study--but we can use it to photograph ticks and upload to find out what kind it is.

There's hope for better, faster treatment, and a vaccine that will protect many from easy transmission.

#LymeDisease #AlphaGalDisease

https://www.vox.com/good-medicine-newsletter/492253/ticks-bites-alpha-gal-lyme-disease

Ticks are spreading Lyme disease across America, but we can beat them. Here’s how.

A Lyme disease vaccine, alpha-gal-treatments, and good habits to get rid of ticks can help us stop these diseases caused by deer and dog tick bites.

Vox