Topic: New Study- Ticks Have Organisms In Salivary Glands
Tincup
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April 2019 Study
The importance here is to know that the transmission "times" (how long a tick must be attached before you can get Lyme or another tick borne disease) have been grossly misrepresented since day one.
As many of us know, the tick doesn't have to be attached for 24, 36, 48 or even 72 hours as some have falsely claimed and continue to claim.
This new study (and others over the years) found spirochetes that cause Lyme (Borrelia) and other tick borne diseases in the SALIVARY GLANDS, not just in the tick's mid-gut where they would need to be regurgitated to be passed along.
In this study they detected various strains of Lyme, spotted fevers, anaplasma and Babesia.
That said, this study again shows a tick is potentially able to transmit various diseases to you at the time when you are bitten.
They don't need to be engorged (as some have falsely claimed) to be able to have passed along infectious and sometimes deadly diseases, which is ANOTHER reason to...
Get It Right- Treat The Bite!
Additionally, male ticks, that were once incorrectly determined by some to not be a threat, have been found with infectious organisms in their salivary glands too.
QUOTES- "Borrelia lusitaniae, Borrelia spielmanii and Borrelia garinii [Lyme disease], were detected in both midgut and salivary glands suggesting that the migration of these pathogens between these two organs might not be triggered by the blood meal.
In contrast, Borrelia afzelii [Lyme] was detected only in the tick midgut.
Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia helvetica [spotted fever] were the most frequently detected in ticks and were found in both males and females in the midgut and salivary glands.
In contrast, Rickettsia felis [spotted fever] was only detected in salivary glands.
Finally, Borrelia miyamotoi and Babesia venatorum were detected only in males in both midguts and salivary glands.
Among all collected ticks, between 10-21% of organs were co-infected.
The most common bacterial co-infections in male and female midgut and salivary glands were Rickettsia helvetica + Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Rickettsia helvetica + Borrelia lusitaniae, respectively."
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