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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So basically is everyone destined to eventually get lyme disease, unless you basically never venture outside?[/quote] Well, there used to be a safe and effective vaccine, but it came out at the height of the Wakefield-inspired anti-vaccine madness, so its makers pulled it. Also, some people can clear Lyme from their bodies without symptoms and without ill effects (like with any bacteria), so there's hope even if you're exposed and didn't realize it. Not a lot of hope, but some. Best protection is to do a tick check every day (if you pull them out in 24 hours they can't pass along the microbe) and to wear strong insect repellant and/or wash clothing in permethrin before entering areas with tick infestations. You can also eliminate them on your property if you eliminate mice (people think deer give the ticks Lyme, they don't -- ticks can only catch Lyme from mice, so you can control it by eliminating the mice on/around your area).[/quote]
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