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Caving Illnesses

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Ed

Active member
Lymes is becoming a big issue in the Dales, especially for anyone that spends time on the moors or in wooded areas
 
paul

paul

Moderator
The only time I have knowingly been bitten by a tick was once behind a rubber watch strap and a second time on the belly. Both times were on Dartmoor or Exmoor and I had been sitting on grass and wearing boot and gaters. Little b*stards...
 
Winnat's Caver

Winnat's Caver

Active member
We accidentally camped on what must have been a tick nest in a forest in Dartmoor. I would reach into the grass to take a tent peg out and be met with 6 ticks on my hand. They kept coming almost as quickly as we could get them off. Mental!
 
Pitlamp

Pitlamp

Well-known member
(Touching wood) I've never been bitten by a tick.
This is because I invested in a tick removal tool as a precaution, so obviously I've never needed it.

Bit like how it never rains for ages when you've bought a fancy new waterproof jacket.
 
Duncan Price

Duncan Price

Active member
Readers of "Underwater Potholer" will be aware that I was bitten by tick on an intimate part of my anatomy. I have photos (which I won't share) to prove it (though I did share them with a medical friend of mine and they are used in his lecture course on GU medicine).

Our cats often acquire ticks and we have tick removal tools - they bring them into the house in their fur and I found one crawling across the bed sheets at the weekend.
 
Ali M

Ali M

Active member
Husband and dog seem to acquire ticks in equal numbers in our household and the tick season seems longer every year. 😖
 
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