I recently ventured into some brush that was lousy with ticks and ended up 
with seven bites - including two deer ticks the size of poppy seeds.  I 
removed them all promptly.  I got pretty sick a couple weeks later - but 
never had any rashes.  My doctor told me he treats 100% of tick bites with a 
21 day course of doxycycline (spelling?) - largely because many tick borne 
diseases (esp. Lyme) can be asymptomatic for years. So if a tick bites, 
maybe the best thing to do is assume the worst and get treated, even if 
there are no symptoms.  (My tests haven't come back.)

Tom Stock
Silver Spring

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Starr" <>
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Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 5:14 PM
Subject: [MDOSPREY] Lyme Disease Reminder PS


> Also remember that not everyone who gets Lyme Disease gets the rash.
>
> Leslie Starr (the voice of experience)
> Baltimore & Port Republic
> 
>