Re: [at-l] Actual Reported Lyme Disease Cases and Incidence Rate Per State (1...

["W F Thorneloe, MD" <thornel@ibm.net>]

Ditto. Plus, this is a new vaccine that requires months of time before immunity
is likely. We will be experimenting with the early ones who seek this
immunization, as we learn of how it works (and doesn't work) in the real world.
It is probably too late for the current crop of thru-hikers to use this
immunization to any benefit. 

Prevention is still the goal. Do those cold and somewhat embarrassing tick
checks daily. Do it before sundown. Watch for lesions, fevers, pain, and other
symptoms - in yourself as well as your fellow hikers. Don't be reassured by the
relative lack of Lyme disease down South. We have a much more lethal Rocky
Mountain Spotted Fever that will kill a great deal nastier.

OrangeBug
Atlanta, GA

At 07:44 AM 2/5/1999 -0500, Snodrog5@aol.com wrote:
>Just a thought about these numbers-- The incidence rate is for "normal" folks
>leading normal lives. Thru hikers, living out-of-doors, walking thru forest
>and field 10 hours a day, would be at a proportionally greater risk. Also, the
>data doesn't show *where* the disease was contracted, but rather where it was
>reported. 
>Are there any folks out there on at-l that have Lyme disease? 
>I hope not, but I'd like to hear from them!

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