Lyme disease vaccine getting nearer

[Woody girl]

I would be deeply sceptical and cautious of using a herbal treatment for Lymes and any claims made for the ‘successful’ treatment of it.

Well, I'm not advocating it, more research needed before I'd recommend anything. But nature has many cures that we've forgotten about.

 

[nigelp]

Well, I'm not advocating it, more research needed before I'd recommend anything. But nature has many cures that we've forgotten about.

Indeed.

 

[Falstaff]

I looked up the drugs and the "just in case" approach doesn't really work. The recommended Amoxcillyin adult dosage is 1g three times daily for 21 days- if the standard pill size is 250mg, does that mean 4 pills x 3 times per day?
That sounds like a very heavy dosage, so presumably Lymes is a tough one to kill. Scary.

 

[nigelp]

I looked up the drugs and the "just in case" approach doesn't really work. The recommended Amoxcillyin adult dosage is 1g three times daily for 21 days- if the standard pill size is 250mg, does that mean 4 pills x 3 times per day?
That sounds like a very heavy dosage, so presumably Lymes is a tough one to kill. Scary.

Very heavy dosage. I had some prescribed many years ago, for suspected Lymes and the tablets were huge!

 

[didicoy]

I am not finding long trousers and sleeves effective these days, for some reason. The little nymphs (so thankfully not a real risk) are somehow finding their way in groups up - had eight wandering my forearm last weekend. Sock tucking only lasts so long, and gaiters are nasty in this heat. Giving the non-scented Smidge stuff a go.

I gather as recently as a few years ago, scientists discovered that ticks don’t actually have such awsome jumping skills as previously assumed. scientists now believe that ticks exploit the static electricity generated by the new host (magnetic attraction) to cover some of the distance to the new host. If this is true. Could a simple grounding wire, possibly a bare copper wire trailed from leg skin/boot, ground out excess static and further minimise potential contact. Just a thought.

 

[Nice65]

I gather as recently as a few years ago, scientists discovered that ticks don’t actually have such awsome jumping skills as previously assumed. scientists now believe that ticks exploit the static electricity generated by the new host (magnetic attraction) to cover some of the distance to the new host. If this is true. Could a simple grounding wire, possibly a bare copper wire trailed from leg skin/boot, ground out excess static and further minimise potential contact. Just a thought.

Fleas jump, ticks don’t, scientists didn’t discover they are less awesome at it than previously thought. Trailing copper wires on walks…?

 

[TLM]

At my summer cottage, which is right in the middle of ticky area, I have widened all my paths to about 1m (3ft) and cut them weekly. That has had an effect on ticks found on people and dogs. Of course once you go outside the cut area they are ambushing you as ever.

I had borreliosis some years ago but that was caught very early and seems like the antibiotic took care of it at one go.

About 35 years ago at the time when Lyme disease was recognized in US my mother caught it here in Finland, I had just read about the "red ring" and put 2 and 2 together. Doctors had then practically no idea what it was and first gave her wrong antibiotic, apparently one finally read about it and the correct one was prescribed.

 

[TLM]

Ticks don’t jump, scientists didn’t discover they are less awesome at it than previously thought. Trailing copper wires on walks…?

You people do not think like engineers, of course you have to charge yourself the same polarity as the tick to repel it!

 

[nigelp]

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[Chris]

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[didicoy]

Fleas jump, ticks don’t, scientists didn’t discover they are less awesome at it than previously thought. Trailing copper wires on walks…?

I apologise. I was watching a documentary about tics and the resulting human health hazards. Wire or other conductive material would only have to contact the ground to periodically earth out static. . Maybe incorporated into the boot sole?

 

[didicoy]

I’ve just searched on YouTube.
Moment of science….. Ticks and static electricity.

 

[Pattree]

My suggestion about earthing came from a scientific article on tics from my comic.

People who work assembling electronics often wear a stirrup over their boots in order to earth themselves. (All factory mains power has to be very carefully insulated!!!)

Anyone prepared to earth the dog in the name of research?

 

[didicoy]

I asked AI if shod horses experience less tick bites than shod horses. AI replied “No”.

Then I asked AI if shod horses hold less static electricity than un-shod horses. AI replied “YES” due to the metal horseshoe being in contact with the ground.

 

[Nice65]

I asked AI if shod horses experience less tick bites than shod horses. AI replied “No”.

Then I asked AI if shod horses hold less static electricity than un-shod horses. AI replied “YES” due to the metal horseshoe being in contact with the ground.

So, the copper in the sole of the boot also needs to be connecting to your skin in order to earth?

I'm wandering off, this is way OTT for tick prevention

 

[Pattree]

@Nice65
Not really if you are in an area where there are infected tics.

I know these shoes are a bit “muck and magic” but IF the concept works it might be a quick And Simple contribution to protection.

 

[hughtrimble]

@Nice65
Not really if you are in an area where there are infected tics.

I know these shoes are a bit “muck and magic” but IF the concept works it might be a quick And Simple contribution to protection.

Come on Pattree, this is from their blurb:

The unique conductive structure design allows free electrons to exchange between the earth and the body, with the same effect as barefoot,Waterproof, windproof, and breathable and wind through varied conditions while remaining highly breathable for increased all-day comfort

It is complete marketing BS.

 

[nigelp]

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