[Ansteorra] Ticks at Coastal Invasion

[Gilli]

Luckey me, I was the third case of that stuff in Central Texas.  Why can't I 
have the same luck with the Lottery???

Gilli
Burkhaven, An Odyssey of Learning
http://home.hot.rr.com/burkhaven/
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stefan li Rous" <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Ticks at Coastal Invasion


> On Feb 26, 2006, at 7:29 PM, Magister Galenus Ockhamnesis wrote:
>>> I'm sorry to inform everyone that ticks have been found on a few  people 
>>> from
>>> Coastal Invasion this past weekend in Seawinds. If you were at  this 
>>> event,
>>> please check yourself thoroughly for ticks. The type that have  been 
>>> found
>>> are very small, about the size of a pencil point, or poppy seed,  and 
>>> brown
>>> to black in color. They should be removed if found, however, I  will 
>>> leave it
>>> up to you to choose the removal method. (Googling Tick bites  produces 
>>> decent
>>> results).
>>
>> Though Lyme disease isn't terribly common here along the gulf  coast, it 
>> has been found in Texas. The tick described could easily  be the deer 
>> tick which can carry Lyme, as well as several other  diseases.
>>
>> I have an article on the Chirurgeon's Point website on ticks 
>> (http://www.chirurgeon.org/ticks.html) you can reference.  Especially 
>> note the removal instructions as there are a lot of  urban legends on 
>> tick removal that can cause more problems than  they help.
>>
>>
>> In Service to Physick and Chirurgy,
>> Galen
>>
>> Magister Galenus Ockhamnesis
>> Friar Galen of Ockham, MC, OP
>> Chirurgeon's Point: http://www.chirurgeon.org
>
> For those that might be interested, there is also this article by  Baron 
> Dur of Hidden Mountain in the SCA-CAMPING section of the  Florilegium:
>
> ticks-art          (9K)  1/24/92    Article on tick prevention.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/CAMPING/ticks-art.html
>
> From this article:
> ======
> Prevention (and education) is the best medicine that can be
> proscribed to combat these fiends.  As they tend to concentrate
> along paths frequented by potential hosts, appropriate attire is
> the first line of defense.  Long sleaves, trousers, boots, and a
> hat are strongly recommended.  Ticks initially crawl into a
> person's clothes and not the skin.  It will then search for an
> exposed area on the victims body.
>
> It takes a tick about two hours to get oriented on the victim.
> Then, it will generally move to head, underarms, waist or groin
> as feeding sites.  Repellents applied to the skin will discourage
> them from attaching themselves.  From experience, some
> repellants will cause feeding ticks to detach, and they may
> simply be washed off.
>
> Man is not a natural host for these villans.  However, children
> tend to be at risk, as they like to play in areas generally
> inhabited by these pests.  Parents would be wise to regularly and
> often inspect their kinder so that they may not suffer overlong.
> ========
>
> Stefan
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
>    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas 
> StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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>
>
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