Lyme disease -- one of the perils of anting
[This is an edit of my northern Illinois anting trip.] Turns out the tick I scraped off my shoulder the third day of my Northern Illinois trip was carrying something far more sinister than its biting...
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Okay, I'll reply to myself!A colleague went out to Nachusa this week and found Dorymyrmex grandulus and Pheidole pilifera on a sparsely wooded sandstone outcrop. The former is widely distributed in...
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I'm glad you're OK, Dr. Ant. Health is more important than anting. /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.| |o o| | \ _ / The Ant Farm: http://antfarm.ma.cx ( )
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What's the latest on your health? Will this be curable? I hope you are feeling OK. I'm going to check around for herbal and dietary hints for Lyme disease for you.Here, check this one for starters:...
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More:Quote:LYME DISEASEBENEFICIAL HERBS Echinacea boosts the immune system and fights viral and bacterial infections Red clover cleanses the bloodstream and is a good tonic Goldenseal is a natural...
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Hope you lose this disease quickly and be the old Dr Ant in no time ! Teleutotje" I am who I am , I think ... "
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Wow, that sucks. However quick treatment as in your case means recovery should be swift. Out here with as rarely as Lyme turns up the Drs. screw around way too long and all sorts of complications can...
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Thanks to all. Z.A. I'm kind of a nuts and berries type anyway, and have been eating mostly grains, raw greens, veggies and fruits since the onset of this. Some of this coming straight off the plants...
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Also, one more thing. Don't forget that after antibiotics to include yogurt (with active bacteria) or acidophilous milk in your diet to replenish the intestinal flora (or is it fauna?) that will be...
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We are so OT here, but what the heck...?Bacteria are traditionally considered "flora", but in reality, they are no more closely related to plants than to animals. Anyway good advice -- Thanks.P.S. I...
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Here is something about bacteria and fungus growing ants.pub8.ezboard.com/fantfarm...=323.topic
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Yes, it is too bad about the Lyme Disease! (a very good excuse for not going anting, though) Hope you get better soon!But back to the original topic: is Acanthomyops murphyi very common where you were...
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Moro.: I still haven't determined the Acanthomyops and can't answer that part of your question. The Lasius, however, is L. minutus.(I felt better yesterday than today, energy-wise, but at least the...
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Dr Ant: Hey, at least you can still type and communicate on this message board. I notice you were here for a long time. /\___/\ / /\ /\ \ Ant (AntDude -- Your Host) from The Ant Farm's Message Board.|...
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I've been bitten by a few deer ticks in the past too, but I've never had any symptoms. (One of the ticks was hidden in my armpit long enough for it to get big enough for me to start feeling it, a good...
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In my case it manifested within two weeks after the infecting tick bite. I don't know what the variation is.
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