Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
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Re: Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
#2I read about a meat allergy due to tick bites on NPR [0], and thought the the link between tick bites and a food allergy was interesting. I posted the CDC press release instead of the NPR article.
[0] https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/02/1166431...
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#3It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my clothing and person, I basically never find them now. hoping that permethrin use doesn't some day come back to, pardon the pun, bite me (or anyone else), but it'll have to do for now.
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#4Related, one of the scientists who discovered Lyme disease summarized the current state of mRNA vaccines earlier this week in an interview:
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2023/07/the-case-of-t...
Re: Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
#5It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my…
Are you using permethrin as a bug spray on your clothing? I use it here on livestock and had not considered using it on myself, but I am intrigued given how effective it is for the animals. Gunna go read the label again, but I would wager that using it this way will be an off-label use.
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#6It’s increasingly common in Australia but we only learned of it after my wife contracted alpha-gal from a tick bite. It really needs more publicity.
Re: Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
#7It's worth taking the time to learn to ID the lone star tick if you haven't already as it is thought to be the main carrier, per the CDC page linked from the original article [0]. I use permethrin pretty religiously these days, especially since lyme disease is now ubiquitous in my region, and I've been impressed with the results. Where previously a half-day in the woods might result in as much as a dozen ticks on my…
Are you using permethrin as a bug spray on your clothing? I use it here on livestock and had not considered using it on myself, but I am intrigued given how effective it is for the animals. Gunna go read the label again, but I would wager that using it this way will be an off-label use.
Do you mean picaridin?
Re: Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are you using permethrin as a bug spray on your clothing? I use it here on livestock and had not considered using it on myself, but I am intrigued given how effective it is for the animals. Gunna go read the label again, but I would wager that using it this way will be an off-label use.
Do you mean picaridin?
I am talking about permethrin, but maybe the GP made a typo?
Here is the product that I use on my livestock:
https://nrsworld.com/products/durvet-permethrin-10-concentra...
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Do you mean picaridin?
I am talking about permethrin, but maybe the GP made a typo? Here is the product that I use on my livestock: https://nrsworld.com/products/durvet-permethrin-10-concentra...
You and GP are probably referring to the same thing. Hikers sometimes use permethrin is on clothing, not on their bodies. No clue if what you linked would be appropriate on clothes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin#Insect_repellent
Permethrin applications last multiple washings; this is also why its use can be problematic environmentally, it sticks around a long time and can hurt aquatic life. I stick to DEET on my hikes, on account of it being less damaging environmentally, but I also don't live in an especially bad area for ticks.
Re: Emerging Tick Bite-Associated Meat Allergy Potentially Affects Thousands
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am talking about permethrin, but maybe the GP made a typo? Here is the product that I use on my livestock: https://nrsworld.com/products/durvet-permethrin-10-concentra...
You and GP are probably referring to the same thing. Hikers sometimes use permethrin is on clothing, not on their bodies. No clue if what you linked would be appropriate on clothes. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin#Insect_repellent Permethrin applications last multiple washings; this is also why its use can be problematic environmentally, it sticks around a long time and can hurt aquatic life. I stick to DEET…
No, they're different compounds. Permethrin is an insecticide, picaridin also know as icaridin, is an unrelated compound that's just a repellent.