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BikeGeek
05-10-2007, 04:36 PM
Quoted from Bikecentric (http://bikecentric.blogspot.com/):

In northern Virginia, 60 cases of Lyme Disease have been reported [this year], compared with zero this time last year (http://www.wtopnews.com/index.php?nid=25&sid=1137364).

Beware the bulls eye (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme%27s_disease). It appears that the creepy-crawlies are out in force this year.
skatetokil
05-10-2007, 04:43 PM
thank god i'm immune. got the vaccine series before the pulled it from the market for its horrible side effects.
BikeGeek
05-10-2007, 05:44 PM
got the vaccine series before the pulled it from the market for its horrible side effects.
And then along came viagra and you're good as new right?

:D
corey_rideDC
05-10-2007, 07:54 PM
i've spent my entire life in the woods, i got my lyme bite in the suburban backyard of my old merrifield apartment. irony's a bitch.
MikeT
05-10-2007, 07:58 PM
thanks for the heads up.

ughh, wearing pants in 90f+ weather is gona suck
Stiff
05-11-2007, 08:14 AM
Apparently DC area woodlands are the most tick-infested areas in N America. I always try to wear a hat and long pants when doing trailwork and hiking. New fabrics are more breathable these days so long pants aren't too bad.
MikeT
05-20-2007, 09:16 PM
uggh, i checked myself over after riding the 'shed today, found a tick on my shorts.

i got a long sleeve jersey, but i dont really wanna wear pants when i ride in the summer, any suggestions? does tick repelent work? just spray that stuff on before a ride?
Stiff
05-21-2007, 10:17 AM
I found a tick on me last week at Shaeffer, and my riding buddy had two. Four of my 8-10 regular riding partners in DC area have lyme disease.
peter6061
05-21-2007, 12:40 PM
Found two (very small - pinhead) ticks on me after trailwork at Rosaryville this weekend. I've only seen the larger ones before. These guys were so small, I couldn't tell if there was a dot or not.

I never worried about ticks until I moved here and started encountering them routinely.
corey_rideDC
05-21-2007, 12:51 PM
it was one of those tiny, tiny 'pinhead' ones that did me in. i picked the thing offa my ankle thinking it was a tiny scab. got the bullseye rash the next day :(
BikeGeek
05-21-2007, 01:14 PM
it was one of those tiny, tiny 'pinhead' ones that did me in. i picked the thing offa my ankle thinking it was a tiny scab. got the bullseye rash the next day :(
Yup, it's those little ones (deer ticks) you have to worry about. The larger ones (dog ticks) don't carry it, AFAIK.
skatetokil
05-21-2007, 01:27 PM
they can give you other nasty diseases though.