RE: [at-l] Verna Soule

["Mara Factor" <m_factor@hotmail.com>]

I've heard of about 5 cases of Lyme disease on the AT this year.  Seems high 
compared to the last couple of years. (and certainly higher than the number 
of hikers hit by lightning.)

Maybe this is a bad tick year?  Does anyone know what conditions make for a 
bad tick year?  Last year was dry and there were only a few sections that I 
really heard people talking about the ticks.  Of course, I never found any 
on myself so I didn't think it was so bad.

Mara
Stitches, GAME99

P.S.  I had the first two rounds of the Lyme Disease vaccine before my 
thruhike last year and before the potentially bad side effects were known.  
I did decide to get the third (and last) shot this spring. -MF


>From: "Orens (Jaime Pando)" <jpando38@hotmail.com>
>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 22:06:51 EDT
>
>...I think the chances of getting it, are equal
>to those of being hit by lightning, ( which I almost did, on the trail in
>Northern Va, on June 20th), I would not panic if you find a tick attached 
>to
>your skin, just cover it with vaseline and it will back out. YMMV. Orens
>
>>From: Glenda Hubbard <glenhubb@juno.com>
>>Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 12:19:49 -0400 (EDT)
>>...
>>Aren't there shots you can take?
>>...
>>Glenda 2001
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