1st. They claim in most people get a rash.
2nd. They claim the lone star tick only carries 1 disease

 

Anyway the Lonestar tick is mentioned in their website as a vector that can carry disease so I have no idea what they are talking about. I basicly told them that.

Cathy
 

PS- Here's a sample letter:

Dear Editor,
On the page at your site: http://www.thestarpress.com/articles/4/022134-2354-009.html,
T. Stuart Walker of Muncie asserted that the only ticks that transmit lyme disease are deer ticks and black legged ticks.
This is false. I was bitten by several deer ticks and a dog tick in New Jersey, and I got HGE, babesiosis, and lyme disease. I did had the "bullseye rash", though I do know many people with Lyme disease who never noticed a rash, and have read many documents by qualified scientists who say such a rash may not occur..
However, the rash, in my case, was clearly around the location where a dog tick, not a deer tick (the usual carrir of lyme), had been feeding, so I am almost sure that I got lyme disease from the dog tick, which is not reputed to be a carrier of lyme disease.
I have heard about many instances of people contracting lyme disease from lone star ticks, as well; though it may be less common, it has been known to occur in several cases, at least.
People should be more careful about the accuracy of their statements. This is not a matter of "opinion". "Less commonly" and "never" are not the same.
When it comes to ticks, considering diseases like these, it behooves one to use extreme caution!
Dave Streater ([email protected])
Ithaca, NY

[This message has been edited by HaplyCarlessdave (edited 01 July 2004).]