[pct-l] lyme disease on the PCT (was Deet)

[Kolby Kirk]

Well that's no good!  I hope she gets better, and not just because she was
going to be my ride to the KO...

Kolby

On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 9:43 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Funny...Cherry Bomb is in the hospital right now as we type...with Lyme
> that she
> got while living in Malibu....
>
> Sugar Moma
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> ________________________________
> From: goslowgofar <goslowgofar at yahoo.com>
> To: Jeb Bates <batesjeb at yahoo.com>; Edward Anderson <
> mendoridered at yahoo.com>;
> "jamesfmiller at hotmail.com" <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>;
> pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 3:27:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] lyme disease on the PCT (was Deet)
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> from Yosemite's website:
> "Tick borne diseases
> There are two known diseases carried by ticks in this area: Lyme disease
> and
> relapsing fever. Not all ticks carry these diseases. If you are bitten by a
> tick, and later experience flu-like symptoms, contact your doctor and
> mention
> you had a tick bite. If you are diagnosed as having Lyme disease or
> relapsing
> Fever, and you believe you got it in Yosemite, have your doctor contact the
> park
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> sanitarian at 209/379-1033."
>
> Lyme Disease and Relapsing Fever.   Both west of Texas!
> Katy
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> ________________________________
> From: Jeb Bates <batesjeb at yahoo.com>
> To: Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com>; "jamesfmiller at hotmail.com"
> <jamesfmiller at hotmail.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
> Sent: Mon, April 18, 2011 3:12:24 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Deet
>
> Lyme disease should not be a risk on the PCT, it is a vector driven disease
> and
> Ixodes scapularis (black legged tick) the vector for the disease is not
> found
> west of Texas.
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