lbond
Par Member
Hey guys I just wanted to give a heads up to everyone out there regarding those nasty little demon spawn we all refer to as ticks.
Below are a couple of links regarding a new tick-spread illness that has been popping up here in Missouri the last couple years. I don't know if there are already threads for this or not, so if there are then ignore this.
I contracted Rocky Mountain Tick Fever when I was in 8th grade and almost died, but since then its extremely rare that I find any ticks attached to me. However, I played in the Gateway Ozark Mountain Open last weekend and found six or seven ticks of all varieties on me and two were attached.
I'm not a farmer and I don't have an almanac and I don't know if this is a sign that they will be bad this year or not, but just be careful. Throw on some DEET and keep it on as you sweat. Tuck your pants in your socks if you don't mind looking like a turd. Just remember that ending up in the hospital because a bear or something pounced on you as you putt is pretty BA, ending up there from a tick bite is not.
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/...cle_f981a7df-1fbc-56a0-a03b-371d981df157.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/22/204527407/new-tick-borne-virus-lurks-in-missouri-s-woods
P.S. I also understand the threat isn't a huge one, but most people don't think ticks carry anything but Lyme disease.
Below are a couple of links regarding a new tick-spread illness that has been popping up here in Missouri the last couple years. I don't know if there are already threads for this or not, so if there are then ignore this.
I contracted Rocky Mountain Tick Fever when I was in 8th grade and almost died, but since then its extremely rare that I find any ticks attached to me. However, I played in the Gateway Ozark Mountain Open last weekend and found six or seven ticks of all varieties on me and two were attached.
I'm not a farmer and I don't have an almanac and I don't know if this is a sign that they will be bad this year or not, but just be careful. Throw on some DEET and keep it on as you sweat. Tuck your pants in your socks if you don't mind looking like a turd. Just remember that ending up in the hospital because a bear or something pounced on you as you putt is pretty BA, ending up there from a tick bite is not.
http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/...cle_f981a7df-1fbc-56a0-a03b-371d981df157.html
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/07/22/204527407/new-tick-borne-virus-lurks-in-missouri-s-woods
P.S. I also understand the threat isn't a huge one, but most people don't think ticks carry anything but Lyme disease.