Lyme disease is spreading. Blame ticks - and climate change

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Nature fanaTICKS beware; cases of Lyme disease are on the rise.
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Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the US; and climate change is helping it to spread even more. Animals such as deer, mice, squirrels, other critters in wooded area can be hosts to the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, that causes Lyme disease in humans. When ticks feed off these hosts, the ticks become infected with it. And the bacteria can then be transmitted to humans via tick bites. There are numerous ways to prevent tick bites, but the best protection is vigilance. Whether you're going hiking, camping, or just a stroll in the woods, check for ticks that may have become attached. The sooner the tick is removed, the lesser your chances of being infected with Lyme disease.
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@Vox 7 лет назад

Check out Julia Belluz's original article on how climate change is helping Lyme disease to invade America here: www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/6/6/15728498/lyme-disease-symptoms-rash-ticks-global-warming

@BrorealeK 7 лет назад

Not really, Aaron. As is said in the video, cold winters are what primarily hinder the spread of ticks. As temperatures get warmer, ticks in the Northeast spread further inland. It's like the cases of death from icy roads primarily increasing in the South in cold winters: we take precautions here, we know that ticks can be anywhere out in nature, and the environment to breed and spread out is already here. The steady increase in cases in the Northeast must have a cause, and if ticks are that sensitive to their environment... well, that makes sense. Northern summers are more encouraging to outdoor recreation, ticks spread further inland, and the local population isn't typically concerned with ticks and Lyme disease. I don't know the science, but logically this holds up.

@supahfly_uk 7 лет назад

I'm sorry global warming and climate change is totally false, just look at weather data from the last 100 years

@zoogle1 7 лет назад

Supahfly Adrian you frustrate me.

@fhm21 7 лет назад

Was it the most shameless ad I've ever watched?

@master_shifu4208 7 лет назад

I got lyme it is now one year sinse i got it and im still sick

@nickc3657 7 лет назад

VERY IMPORTANT: the standard tests for Lyme recommended by the CDC are highly inaccurate. They were never meant to diagnose but that's what they're being used for now. The bullseye rash is also not always present. Save the tick and get it tested if you find one. I'm fighting Lyme disease right now. Please, please do everything you can to avoid this disease. Some people never recover, and in my case it's taking years to clear the infection.

@lymezombie3236 7 лет назад

Nick C Good luck. I wish you well. Hope you have a good Lyme literate dr. Keep up the good fight. We're all in this together. :-)

@asullivan677 7 лет назад

Nick C so am I, i was bitten a long time ago when I was a young child and never got the rash, i only found out 2 years ago. The disease can be cured but going through it is horrific and the research on it is very poor. I'm Irish and had to have bloods sent to Germany to get a reliable diagnosis

@amberlimbaugh 7 лет назад

Nick C Same Nick! Been dealing with it for 10+ years now. I got sick on a trip to New York (I live in Texas)...doctors thought it was a flu and never treated it. Still suffering with it today, though it's become more manageable. Some days are better than others. Hang in there!

@superduperfreakyDj 7 лет назад

My cousin got lyme but he recovered quite fast. He had a lot of exhaustion and joint pain. He actually was diagnosed with the disease but was told it 6 months later because the doctor thought it was a mistake that he was positive for Lyme. That doctor was not aware of the rising threat.

@eraselife7654 7 лет назад

Hey i was bitten by a thick when i was 12 years old. I may have some of the symptoms of lyme but i'm not too sure. Is it possible that i only find out about it now? I'm 23 years old...

@maxxis4035 7 лет назад

These videos are great, don't get me wrong. But they would be even better if you guys would take in statistics from not only the Us but some other places from other countries. This way you could get a greater look from how it is all over the world, and not only the Us.

@haleyhusk6129 7 лет назад

I know, right! Lyme disease cases are also increasing in Europe. Evil ticks are EVERYWHAWR.

@ngyardhasngyardhas63 7 лет назад

Merxz i would like that too, not being american, but this is an american channek first and foremost. all their "random" videos ft other countries are all done because they'll entertain/inform american viewers. that's their demographic & that's who they will always pander to

@chickenstrangler3826 7 лет назад

I like your profile picture. Too bad it's not a chicken.

@abluemug 7 лет назад

Merxz good idea. I agree, especially for frequent travelers.

@superduperfreakyDj 7 лет назад

Considering good information about other countries is 'scarse' in the US it would lead to misinformation. Unless they use documents and experts of the other countries

@scott98390 7 лет назад

Be nice to possums. They're little tick vacuums - they eat 'em like candy.

@muhammadshafi7591 3 года назад

Qwtgfcsi

@lindaedvardsson4218 3 года назад

Oooh...😈.. I have to introduce them to sweden then.. 🥺💚😩 (we have no possums here unfortunately).. 🇸🇪

@user-uj8tz3dg4b 3 года назад

And turkeys

@legomasterj 7 лет назад

Ticks suck. Thats why every regular clock sucks.

@ProfessorSyndicateFranklai 7 лет назад

Analog, the word you are looking for is analog.

@pdchives3356 7 лет назад

the real danger is the tocks.

@kayleegrandstaff6993 7 лет назад

My brother got rocky Mountain spotted tick fever and almost died when he was younger because they couldn't diagnose until it was almost too late. If a tick bites you SAVE IT FOR A FEW WEEKS in a plastic bag until you're in the clear then throw it away. If we would've saved that tick it would have been easily diagnosed and treatment would have been a lot more speedy.

@emin4704 7 лет назад

kaylee grandstaff Thanks for the Tip, even though I'm not American

@Regimeshifts 7 лет назад

ou're That Ninja Lyme disease is not an American disease only, so that advice applies to anyone

@superduperfreakyDj 7 лет назад

Regimeshifts Rocky Mountains spotted tick fever sounds kinda American to me.

@amyen333 7 лет назад

Ducky McDuckface Yeah, but they can also check ticks for Lyme Disease as well.

@spookshow6999 2 года назад

They are incompetent. I also had it.

@penguintacos3742 7 лет назад

Carlos always getting trashed on 😂😂

@kalaiselvi5505 7 лет назад

Carlos yelling from the side : Yes, I can 😂

@exquisitearc8498 7 лет назад

Penguin Tacos this isnt a reality tv show its a news channel

@fcayhr 7 лет назад

Exquisite Arc lmao bro chill the last video posted was the opening car chase in baby driver's mapped out so i mean

@soutpielsanchez1574 7 лет назад

Carlos is the 'catcher'.

@joabcarr4368 7 лет назад

I like the lady who did this video she adds a sense of humour without straying to much off topic

@cup_check_official 7 лет назад

what makes you tick? the lyme disease

@farmhousefilms1 7 лет назад

Tell Me This nope

@poppyorangeflower 7 лет назад

STAHHHHP

@jay999tv 7 лет назад

Lemonade

@vandatran2548 7 лет назад

Tell Me This you're really ticking me off, you're really bugging everyone rn.

@JasonRennie 7 лет назад

I didn't like the fact that this turned into a PSA toward the end. I'd love to see more information about lyme disease rather than prevention "tips" that I can easily find elsewhere. I know someone who didn't realize they had Lyme disease and ended up with a chronic condition, but their insurance company won't cover treatment since they don't recognize that Lyme disease can be a chronic condition. Would also be nice if you'd disspell myths about how ticks find you, e.g. they don't fall from trees.

@randomgirl9139 7 лет назад

I got Lyme disease in early spring of 2010, when I was 13. It was awful. I didn't get diagnosed until the end of August. I suffered through extreme fatigue for months, missing the last few months of my 7th grade year. I just slept constantly. And when I was awake I got such bad migraines. I had the bullseye rashes all over my body but didn't get out of bed enough for anyone to notice. I lost almost all memory from that year and a little bit before. I also have some memory issues that my doctor thinks is related to that. And I get bouts of chronic fatigue syndrome despite being successfully treated. Lyme disease is a real issue, an there are many other people that got a worse deal than me.

@YKDDS91 7 лет назад

Vox, how dare you use valid scientific facts to stand against Trump regime! We want alternative facts! /s

@lastinspace2103 7 лет назад

Mason K trumps regime ?

@Dylan-ti6do 7 лет назад

Trump doesn't believe in Lyme's disease?

@YKDDS91 7 лет назад

He doesn't believe in climate change, which is the cause of the tick spread as Vox clearly stated in the video.

@danielortega3556 7 лет назад

This video doesn't even mention trump, you should probably mention it where it's relevant lmao

@godtierlotion8745 7 лет назад

Mason K *man made

@diegoperez726 7 лет назад

I hate the ads which can't be skip

@strazty4450 7 лет назад

get adblock

@cup_check_official 7 лет назад

or maybe get a heart and support the channel that provides free information/entertainment? 15 seconds wont cost you a lot.

@pavela.ramirez8659 7 лет назад

Get RU-vid Red then

@gabbymiller2230 7 лет назад

Diegoeduardo PR good thing I have 2 more months of red!

@clickbait6035 7 лет назад

Pavel A. Ramirez ad blocker

@lukluk8844 6 лет назад

I GOT LYME DISEASE WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, I WAS CAMPING A LOT AS A KID. ALL TREATMENT TAKEN. NOW I AM ALMOST 31, AND SINCE THEN I STILL HAVE CALF MUSCLE FASCICULATIONS. EVERY DAY MUSCLE IN MY LEGS ARE TWITCHING. JUST NEED TO LIVE WITH IT.

@realannoyingapple00 7 лет назад

"Tick tock the ticks are coming" -Trump 2017 referencing his climate change policy

@bingbonghafu 7 лет назад

Any suggestions for a name I got a suggestion, "Banana dood Jr."

@josh-tp3sd 7 лет назад

Any suggestions for a name SexAnimal_xX420

@Seag-Gaming 7 лет назад

The policy has nothing to do with climate change though... We are saving a lot of money though! Hope to see Paris make a cheaper deal for us so we can join again.

@realannoyingapple00 7 лет назад

Seag you do realise compared to the US gdp america was no where near the biggest spender on the paris accord. Secondly by 2030 renewable energy is going to be an 8 trillion dollar industry, that trump has effectively ignored by quitting the accord opening the door to china and the EU to making a deal regarding renewable energy. Spend money to make money

@realannoyingapple00 7 лет назад

Seag and he doesn't believe in climate change, he thinks its a hoax by the chinese

@LadyLaVelleFilms 7 лет назад

I got lyme from a tick in highschool. Theyre no joke! Thanks for the informative video, hopefully this educates a lot of adventurers out there

@trenzalore616ok5 7 лет назад

Ok time for my yearly bath!

@alexochroma 7 лет назад

Peeps: Just shower real good. I used to monitor tree growth as a kiddo for a job. Everyday, come home with no less than a dozen. Best advise is just to shower and run fingers every where. Never got lyme or any kind of fever.

@HelgaCavoli 7 лет назад

Very charismatic lady. Congrats, Vox.

@MAjYQSammi 7 лет назад

I love her. She's so cute.

@MikkoHaavisto1 7 лет назад

I didn't find her charismatic. Some cheesy jokes and weird pauses in the audio.

@DrRiq 7 лет назад

plus the references to sex make this sound like some buzzfeed bullshit. She oughta stick to the subject more.

@ImworriedImgettingspyedon 7 лет назад

eww nahh, her voice makes me puke

@Mootsey 7 лет назад

lol I had to double check I wasn't on BuzzFeed

@Amber_Daldeus 7 лет назад

I've had Lyme disease for about 15 years. I grew up in northern Virginia and took walks in the woods all the time. Let me just say, Lyme disease really sucks. The fatigue for me at this point is overwhelming. Most days I don't even have the energy to leave the house. I'm glad Vox is drawing more attention to this illness. Given the number of cases of Lyme disease, the amount of funding and research is woefully inadequate.

@octangula7914 7 лет назад

Do ticks even do anything for the world?

@androidkenobi 7 лет назад

do humans?

@viktor-dy9tr 7 лет назад

They produce clocks is Switzerland

@kevbirss7397 7 лет назад

+Android Kenobi we have created... Communism, a valid idea but flawed in execution due to humans lust for power and wealth

@kevbirss7397 7 лет назад

+vik tor humans do that too

@saraz9838 3 года назад

Population control

@MrGnomail 7 лет назад

Something very important about removing ticks that is not mentioned in the video: pull it from the head closely to the skin, DO NOT PULL THE BODY. Doing so can decapitate the tick, increasing chances of infection and leaving the head to form a nasty abscess. If the tick is deeply dug in, coat it with Vaseline or tape to suffocate it and it will come off easier. Thank you for making this video! This is great info!

@bwazhw5074 7 лет назад

At least now i have an excuse not to exercise

@zalander6912 6 лет назад

Almost lost my dog to Lyme a couple years back, even though we caught it early the vets kept trying to say it was valley fever so she didn't get proper treatment until it was almost to late. If you take your dogs hiking or camping make sure to check them for ticks!

@SubsNoVideos-pu8wz 7 лет назад

Who's watching without socks?

@LinkeHarryB 7 лет назад

In the Netherlands we suffer the same issue. A recent study found that deer actually are immune to Lyme, and areas that have many deer, support less infected ticks.

@slinkingriver3424 7 лет назад

I get all the tic- I mean, chicks.

@12Sanguine 7 лет назад

That is not a safe way to remove a tick!! Very important not to pull like that, but twist slowly instead. Pulling as shown in the video can leave the head of the tick still under the skin, leading to infection.

@Vasily.S 7 лет назад

It's not Lupus

@demonicape5529 7 лет назад

We've seen more ticks than ever before this year. My dog got lyme disease

@s.d.0 7 лет назад

hey vox, make a vdo on the Rothschild's. their present and future. please.

@Boborbot 7 лет назад

What is there to cover? An old family that got rich by banking centuries back and financially supported Jewish immigrants to Israel. That's about it.

@s.d.0 7 лет назад

Boborbot i think there's much more to them than that. i mean they are the ones who secretly control most of the world. and i don't mean to exaggerate at all.

@tboards71 7 лет назад

Ye Go 😂😂😂

@JazzyNym 7 лет назад

My creative writing professor told us she's gotten Lyme disease twice. Dunno how that woman is still alive, but she should probably move out of the woods. Also, I'm moving from the east coast (VA) to the west coast soon, and while I've been lamenting the loss of rainy days and beautiful forests, this video made me feel a little less bad about it :)

@caintrevino809 7 лет назад

Prevent Lime Disease with Off Tick Spray, available at your local Walmart.

@andre-cmyk 7 лет назад

Reasons I love Vox: 2:42, 4:10, and the first sentence of the description.

@isoaqua5825 7 лет назад

her voice her voice her voice

@abluemug 7 лет назад

Ticks are bad, but I want to take a sec and say that those selfies were absolutely adorable. If only ticks were as obsessed with selfies as humans are.

@GoldenuggetZMC 7 лет назад

Finally vox making useful content

@babyboomer2670 7 лет назад

Goldenuggetz MC you should be last person suggesting what good content is.

@JonathonPawelko 4 года назад

Just a note, deer ticks do not normally cross over to humans. They are completely different, they are common on coyotes and dogs as well. Also removing ticks with tweezers is not such a good idea, they carry their eggs in the head area. Heat up a needle or pin with a match or a lighter and touch the point to the head of the tick and it will release. Pulling on a tick with tweezers can leave the head with the eggs burrowed in the skin and make you an easier candidate for Lyme disease. I grew up getting wood ticks and was in the infantry as well, so I have quite a few wood ticks in my life. They are wretched things.

@GG1783 7 лет назад

Mice??? back to the dark ages !!!!

@armando3699 7 лет назад

My dog had to get put down because she had Lyme Disease. The vet misidentified it and we weren't able to stop it before one of her kidneys stopped working

@johnnelson5463 7 лет назад

I'm confused is it global warming or climate change?🤔🤔🤔🤔

@bobbymccabe2825 7 лет назад

John Nelson they are the same thing. Global warming is not used as much anymore because it's a little more misleading - climate change can cause extreme temperature conditions as well, not just an increasingly warmer climate.

@helmutstein1178 7 лет назад

John Nelson i think they replaced global warming with climate change because so many idiots thought global WARMING doesn't exist because there are still cold days...

@myky992 7 лет назад

Humans release a lot of co2 and methane, causing an increase in the greenhouse gases of the atmosphere, wich causes the globe to warm as a whole (global warming), wich in turn causes the climate to change (climate change). Hope that clears it up!

@SD-tj5dh 7 лет назад

Because the thick, fat, and ignorant who don't want to stop excessive selfish consumption will do everything they can to pick holes in a very real situation and maintain denial. If only you could get them all in one big hole and throw the dirt over.

@CharlieDBrown 7 лет назад

Technically different, commonly used intermittently though

@karenreynolds7109 7 лет назад

Speaking as someone who had Lyme disease three times as well as other tick related illnesses (Ehrlichiosis), the best defense I have found is bug repellent, avoiding small trails and walking instead on wide trails where brush cannot touch you, take off clothes after you walk in the woods and either place them in the dryer for 20 minutes or place them in the washer (don't wear them again without doing this... the ticks will wait for you on the clothes). Shower soon after the walk. Also, buy chickens for eating the buggers roaming your lawn. Don't let dogs sleep with you. Some locations have laboratories that will test a tick you pull off. Even if you don't have the traditional "bullet" rash but you have flu-like symptoms, see a doctor. Ehrlichiosis can be a killer and presents differently than Lyme. Even symptoms like short-term memory loss, ache joints, or rashes in odd areas (like the back of the neck), see a doctor especially if you have been to the Northeast. Most symptoms take a week or more to show. And...why won't they create a vaccine for this disease?!

@RE4CT_ 7 лет назад

Haven't finished the video yet, but I'm trying to guess how they will turn this one around on Trump.

@betweenthepanels9145 7 лет назад

GrantK they are his cousins

@eriko807 7 лет назад

GrantK well, trump isn't helping the whole climate change situation. Quite the opposite, actually.

@scorcher55_69 7 лет назад

Nope they didn't say the trump in the whole video

@demonhog922 7 лет назад

Wrong. (That's a Trump meme)

@hadesolympus6069 7 лет назад

you were wrong

@MuusiicRafael 7 лет назад

WAIT, HOLD UUUP!! I WAS TAUGHT IN MEDICINE SCHOOL THAT YOU SHOULDN'T TRY TO EXTRACT THE TICKS BECAUSE THEIR LITTLE LEGS COULD GET STUCK IN YOUR SKIN. Why are y'all recommending using a tweezer? That's exactly what you shouldn't do!!

@Cimlite 7 лет назад

Rafael Rodriguez The legs aren't anything you have to be worries about, it's the head that can get stuck inside. The reason why you want to use tweezers is because if you disturb the tick too much it can panic, which results in it vomiting up things you don't want. So a quick firm pull around the head part of the tick with tweezers is the way to go.

@MuusiicRafael 7 лет назад

Cim aah okay 😂😂😂 Thank youu

@thiagoribeiro0601 7 лет назад

Wow I've never been this early!!

@lizjizz9397 7 лет назад

I remember getting Borreliose when I was 6 years old, I got paralyzed in half of my body. I could still move my limbs but there was no strength in them. My eyes were watering, I could only smile with half my face, I could barely close my hand, I couldn't walk straight and constantly tripped. Had no idea how dangerous it was till years later. Had to get tested for some spine thing but they gave up as they had to have six people to hold my body down :7 then they gave me a syringe and stuck it in my hand, wrapped it up in bandages to keep it there and had to come every day for ten days to get injected with something to kill off the tick. Oh dear, what an adventure. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@lizjizz9397 7 лет назад

Dammit, meant to say Borrelia but on a mobile device so can't currently edit it.

@maxwellbryce8912 7 лет назад

I'm early #NotificationSquad #EarlySquad #LoveVox

@aab3481 7 лет назад

Im from the Netherlands and we have had ticks with lyme disease for decades. The way they emove the tick in the video is WRONG. That way you increase to chance of getting lyme. You should grab the ticks body and twist before pulling it out. This way the tick will release its bite and there is a better chance of pulling it out whole.

@florisplaysgames 7 лет назад

AA B klopt

@cameroni6785 7 лет назад

Too right, the head could fall off and keep infecting you.

@lucasmullins9193 7 лет назад

Boom first like

@Jemalacane0 7 лет назад

Build houses out of things which don't burn and stop putting out wildfires. Wildfires kill all three stages of a ticks life. They also dry out the understory of a forest, making it inhospitable to ticks. In *some cases* , more frequent wildfires are also less severe because they burn up leaves and downed wood thus removing fuel.

@Pfromm007 7 лет назад

I remember when I contracted Lyme disease as a child. Like having the flu for weeks and weeks while I slowly became more and more wheelchair bound. The doctor in our town kept treating my knees and it wasn't until my dad decided to admit me to the regional hospital that they finally figured out what I had. Nasty disease from which I swear I still suffer the consequences even twenty-two years later.

7 лет назад

I was misdiagnosed with Lyme disease in 2009 in CT. Three GPs saw me and one of them suggested 30 days of antibiotics even though the western blot test came back negative. I didn't take the antibiotics and haven't had any issues after the Bell's palsy went away.

@luisappleby-french8818 7 лет назад

Ive had lymes disease last year actually. Not nicest experience, the bullseye was quite itchy, I always felt tired and my joints always ached. We caught it early so its all fine now as i got put on an immediate course of anti-biotics. I got my bullseye on my ankle so i do recommend long socks or even tucking in your trousers! Stay safe!

@master_shifu4208 7 лет назад

I got diagnosed whit lyme last year and im still very sick i cry every night :( i hope i will be better soon

@Andrewnutrition 3 года назад

How are you doing?

@master_shifu4208 3 года назад

@@Andrewnutrition ive cured of my lyme, but because my body has been hit so hard ive gotten ME, but there is improvment, its baby steps but i can now walk 2km or more every day and im in a very slow recorvery my privat doctor says she thinks ill be able to attend some normal school 6 hours a week maby around summer, but thanks for asking

@Andrewnutrition 3 года назад

@@master_shifu4208 Glad youre doing better! What did the trick? Was it antibiotics? How long did you go undiagnosed?

@SilentKnight43 5 лет назад

Recently I watched a documentary on ticks that focused on them being used as a bio-weapon created in top secret labs on infamous Plum Island - just across the bay from Lyme, CT where the spread of east coast ticks seems to radiate outward from. Made me stop and think about it awhile.

@RAGNAR-3-3 7 лет назад

I was diagnosed with Lyme disease last week but I'm getting rid of it and feeling better

@woowoobars3792 7 лет назад

Not dismissing any of the stated possible causes but couldn't a higher population and more people going in the outdoors cause more cases?

@danielleanderson6371 7 лет назад

I love this woman. She's super charismatic and makes some of my favorite Vox videos.

@bugoutbubba3912 7 лет назад

I have been an avid outdoorsman since childhood. I survived uncountable tick bites without infection until age forty-five when I was diagnosed with Lyme after displaying a bullseye rash. So explain to me how it is a matter of climate change and not the fact that my neighbor brought a bunch of exotic deer onto his hunting preserve. I only developed Lyme disease after we started seeing an unfamiliar, very tiny (almost undetectable) tick in our woods. Everyone is too quick to scream climate change. Being outdoors so often I would have noticed a change in the weather but instead I noticed this new tick which gave me Lyme. If it was already too late I would suggest that we stop the import of exotic species. Yep, we are screwed. Please be diligent, Lyme is absolutely miserable.

@leahoconnell3532 7 лет назад

My mom has chronic Lyme disease and she's had it for 20 years. She has gone to many doctors and most of them have misdiagnosed her with 15 different illnesses. She went to a Lyme specialist and he said that all of the symptoms from the diseases she was diagnosed are all symptoms of lyme.

@ketsuekikumori9145 7 лет назад

Why does it take 36 hours to transmit? Compared to most other notable parasitic diseases, that's really slow.

@sachinthefish 7 лет назад

Ketsueki Kumori cause it doesn't

@HenryTheHedgeWizard 7 лет назад

Ketsueki Kumori it doesn't take 36 hours to transmit. I'm no expert but that's certainly a lie. My best friend removed one within 3 hours and is now unable to walk due to Lyme.

@sachinthefish 7 лет назад

Aidan Murphy I couldn't walk too but after extensive treatment the only symptoms I have now are extreme fatigue. on the road to recovery :)

@lynguini 7 лет назад

the tick increase is glaringly obvious even without specific stats. Just from last year my dog got 1 tick from the annual camping trip, this year he got 5. Same campsite, same tick meds, same time.

@bananamanasaur 7 лет назад

Love living in Ireland where there are basically no annoying animals

@emmam837 7 лет назад

When removing them pull it out my the head. If you squeeze the back it will sometimes shoot blood back into which will infect you if they have Lyme disease

@benrogers5964 7 лет назад

As a backpacker I think that this PSA has a great message, but I don't care for the woman who hosted the video as well as the pretentious discussion about posting nature "selfies" on Facebook.

@MrWessiide 7 лет назад

I have lived in MD my whole 30 plus years. I have NEVER seen ticks as bad as they have been the past 2 years, but this summer especially. I treated my whole yard with tick killer in the spring yet I have almost always come in the house with at least one tick crawling on me or my daughters after playing outside. I've only had 1 attached but have killed over twenty this summer. It's becoming an epidemic. My brother caught Lyme's in his childhood and I know countless others that have it as well. If you spend any amount of time outside in Maryland you are almost certainly at risk for this disease. Oh and I use deet spray but while it helps with mosquitos it does little to fend off ticks

@sachinthefish 7 лет назад

I got messed up from a paralysis tick (australia) and have been off school for several years (still sick). The problem here is the government doesn't believe Lyme disease exists here in Australia.

@josephabraham8647 7 лет назад

Are you saying, we should burn down trees, make the world cold, make myself look weird so I don't get Lyme? Ok

@BombedByMe 7 лет назад

I got lyme in 2009 and meningitis because of it too, at the same time. it still effects my daily life because of fatigue. no fun, dont wait too long.

@Wildstag 6 лет назад

As a guy named Carlos, that one joke hit way too close to home. Already had to deal with enough of those comments for Thanksgiving.

@cuttingscizor 7 лет назад

That's not how you're supposed to remove ticks though. Doing it that way can leave you with the tick's head still inside. Instead you should twist the tick without pulling, it'll come out that way, easily, and with no risk of the head staying in.

@blinski1 7 лет назад

I was thought that way of removing ticks for years, but now they say that's twisting what usually makes the tick lose its head (literally).

@fredw7219 7 лет назад

Wait... I thought you shouldn't pull tics off skin. Their fangs have the possibility of latching into your skin, which makes the disease easier to spread, plus they're damn near impossible to remove

@joshhammz 7 лет назад

Wait a second...did we just watch an ad for "Off" brand bug spray...?

@ArctekApex 7 лет назад

Lyme disease is actually very commonly mistaken for CFS as it's extremely hard to diagnose without rigorous testing. I don't think that Lyme disease is spreading so much as it is being recognized more frequently.

@ZacharyDaveyLambert 7 лет назад

"Carlos can't even get a date right now..." "YES I CAN!" love it

@Nindota 7 лет назад

Luckily I haven't had a tick on me at any point in my life, but where I live, it's getting really bad.

@Nindota 7 лет назад

Knightlol123 cool, just saying.

@Doc_Aspy 7 лет назад

Keeping the ticks you find on yourself in a baggie is a good thing. Take them to the doctor with you if you start showing symptoms.

@bingbonghafu 7 лет назад

That sock over pants thing is actually quite fashionable

@BR-jt6ny 7 лет назад

The bull's eye rash - a classic

@elisamariamercadofernandez3117 7 лет назад

When you just pulled 4 ticks off your dog and you come across this video 😳😂

@Jennie-bl3gi 7 лет назад

Or . . . .you could just be a vampire and NEVER go outside

@johnsanvictores6639 7 лет назад

'Carlos can't even get a date' LOL

@Jessicahasopinions 7 лет назад

Years ago. I had two bulls rashes within a week. I still regularly get tested for Lymes, even though it's always negative. They say it can take a long time for it to show in your system.

@lymezombie3236 7 лет назад

Jessica SmokeyMcPot Regular Lyme tests are only 50% accurate, at best! If you have concerns/symptoms, go to a real Lyme literate dr and be tested properly. It could save your life.

@Jessicahasopinions 7 лет назад

Lyme Z ombie wow, thanks. I will definitely look into that.

@jaanyang 7 лет назад

I like her, shes fun, a little awkward, and relatable.

@Lykoloo 7 лет назад

Also avoid brushing against tall plants if possible as ticks find hosts by waiting on them with their legs outstretched.

@emilyconnell7091 7 лет назад

My mom had Lyme disease. She said it was so painful she wanted to die. I don't blame her

@jemcrew15 7 лет назад

Anyone else's heart lift when they see that vox uploaded?

@islam-uc8yy 7 лет назад

I'm suddenly feeling itchy...

@Maorachan 7 лет назад

My dogs had contact with ticks various times, but none of them got the disease. I hope it stays that way.

@smotonaga 7 лет назад

I caught Lyme Disease 3 years ago in Yosemite and was sick for 3 months. It sucked.

@spookf4688 7 лет назад

As someone with Lyme disease... do everything you can not to get it.

@jaloswaggons2182 7 лет назад

Even worse, where I live (the Netherlands) Lyme disease is not taken seriously. You literally have to go to Germany to get proper care for it.

@thomasdantas 7 лет назад

Avoid grassy fields, people. Woods, sure, you'll find a tick on you here and there, but it's those open clearings that deer love to browse within where ticks sit waiting in droves.

@amy6711 7 лет назад

my biggest fear is ticks WHY DID I DECIDE TO WATCH THIS

@RedHair651 7 лет назад

If you remove a tick by pulling with tweezers like they show on the video, the head will stay attached and it can get infected. Don't pull: twist counter-clockwise with the tweezers or a tick-removing tool (it looks like a tiny crowbar) and it'll detach by itself. This doesn't kill the tick though, but you can burn it in a tissue afterwards if you so wish.

@wyndella7212 Год назад

Blame the people who made the disease

@EmmaHollen 7 лет назад

Always be very careful when pulling a tick off with tweezers. Grab it by the head (as close to the skin as possible), and rotate it around the bite so that it lets go by itself. If you grab it too high, it might latch on tighter to your skin, in which case the body will detach from the head which will stay in place and regrow a body and you might increase the risk of infection. If you pull too hard on the head, it might regurgitate bacteria under the skin, therefore proceed with calm and patience. I use to play a lot in a very wild backyard as a kid and got ticks all the time (up to a dozen at a time). I never got sick nor feverish, but then again I was lucky to have my mother do a full check up every time I came back inside the house. So as long as you stay careful and attentive, nothing bad should happen to you :)

@JoLT53 7 лет назад

Another reason why I'd rather stay inside in the safety of my house than outside

@juliastocki 7 лет назад

I'm from NJ and in the last year my sister, mom, aunt and boyfriend's mom has suffered from Lyme. My sister has gone through weeks on and off (maybe even months at this point) of antibiotics, and they still can't get rid of it. She is a long distance runner going into her senior year of high school, and the disease has affected everything from her performance in running to her SAT scores. We really need to solve this problem :\

@beruga 7 лет назад

While deet on your skin is an effective form of tick resistance, it is also a potent neurotoxin, so I personally try to avoid it unless I'm going into the Amazon or something. Permethrin is actually more effective at killing ticks on contact, and the best part is that you can treat your clothes with it and it stays on through several washes. Don't put it on your skin though! Also, if you have cats be extremely careful with permethrin before it dries as it is highly toxic to cats and there are many reported cases of neurological damage or even death from accidental exposure.