Topic: Which tick-borne illness can be transmitted just by touching a tick?
Dekrator48
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I am pretty sure I read somewhere, a long time ago, that one of the TBI's can be transmitted by touching a tick, no bite needed.
Anyone know, or am I remembering incorrectly?
If this is correct, do you remember what source I may have read this in?
Sometimes my memory is not too good.
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"Tularemia can also be transmitted by biting flies, particularly the deer fly Chrysops discalis. Individual flies can remain infective for 14 days and ticks for over 2 years. Tularemia may also be spread by direct contact with contaminated animals or material, by ingestion of poorly cooked flesh of infected animals or contaminated water, or by inhalation."
Wikipedia
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MariaA
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I thought it was a risk for RMSF transmission. It always makes me cringe when I see dog owners removing dog ticks by hand.
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Dekrator48
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Hmmmm, both Tularemia and RMSF ring a bell with me...
I wish I could remember where I read that.
I was thinking it was in the pamphlet called "Lyme R Primer" but I can't find it.
Thank you, Lymetoo and Maria!!!
Appreciate it!
Anyone else know if you read this in a credible TBI source?
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Dekrator48
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Thank you stillwater and onbam!!!
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No time to look up references now -- but both rocky mountain spotted fever and bartonella can be spread by touch. That is the way cat scratch fever is often spread -- from flea feces.
The skin does need to be broken I think though for penetration.
Bea Seibert
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I shudder to think how many ticks and fleas I've pulled off of pets in the past 50 yrs! YUCKO! Not to mention how many times I was bitten by ticks. Tons. I can't believe I'm well today.
We used to kill the ticks and fleas by crushing them with our thumbnails.
TMI??
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Hambone
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quote:Originally posted by Lymetoo: I shudder to think how many ticks and fleas I've pulled off of pets in the past 50 yrs! YUCKO! Not to mention how many times I was bitten by ticks. Tons. I can't believe I'm well today.
We used to kill the ticks and fleas by crushing them with our thumbnails.
TMI??
Oh Lord..me too. I used to work for a veterinarian and dogs would come in loaded with ticks and we'd just pick them right off with our fingers.
I've probably picked 20 or more ticks off me in my 44 years...with my fingers...squishing their guts and stomach contents right into my system. Posts: 1142 | From South | Registered: Dec 2010
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Dekrator48
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Thanks for the info, Bea!!
Lymetoo,
Yucko is right!!!
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Dekrator48
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Oh, Hambone, that sounds awful.
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My count is over 100 tick bites and I'm not in any way exaggerating. No one knew ticks carried diseases in the 50's, 60's and most of the 70's. I never heard of Lyme disease until the 80's.
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Dekrator48
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Thanks for your info and thoughts, onbam!
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Dekrator48
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Wow, Lymetoo, over 100 tick bites!!
I don't even remember the one that made me sick.
I do remember alot of chigger bites as a kid though.
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