venice, post malibu hike, a tick in my leg (saturday afternoon)

after the hike, i had to pull this nasty tick out from the back of my knee. i am now playing lyme disease roulette, thanks to this western black legged tick, aka ixodes pacificus. we shall see.

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VICTORIANTODDLER says:

This picture made me laugh!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Vivid_Crystal says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Ticks, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

franco cerniglia says:

Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato LA ZECCA - Ixodida. Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere l’elemento al gruppo.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Chris Diersen says:

unless it was attached for 24 hours, you are not at risk of contracting lyme disease:

www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_lymedis_hhg.htm
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

svanes says:

thanks for the comments. apologies for not responding sooner. it would appear that, well over two years later, i never did contract that dreaded lyme disease... : )
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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