Lyme Disease and Ticks!
Just wanted to share a recent experience. We got a new camper this year and have only been out a few times. We have 4 children and during out trips stayed in short cut grass areas and on a few trails, we did not venture into tall grass or woods. We did NOT check our kids for ticks, and hadnt used much if any insect repellent as bugs were not bad because it was early in the season.
To cut to the point, our oldest boy contracted Lyme disease and had the distinctive "bullseye" markings and rashes, followed by half his face being basically paralyzed, soreness, headaches, and a few other tiems. This is EXTRMELY scary as a parent. There can be permanant effects from this.
Thankfully we caught it early (so they tell us) and with a few weeks of simple antibiotics we have fixed most of the symptoms, except his face muscles are still not 100% but are better.
Please learn from my experience and check you and your family for ticks and take measures to prevent them. The staff indicated that if you do find a tick and remove it early, it dramatically lessens the chance for the spread of the disease. We have a wooded yard so it could have been that, but either way I wanted to pass it on.
To cut to the point, our oldest boy contracted Lyme disease and had the distinctive "bullseye" markings and rashes, followed by half his face being basically paralyzed, soreness, headaches, and a few other tiems. This is EXTRMELY scary as a parent. There can be permanant effects from this.
Thankfully we caught it early (so they tell us) and with a few weeks of simple antibiotics we have fixed most of the symptoms, except his face muscles are still not 100% but are better.
Please learn from my experience and check you and your family for ticks and take measures to prevent them. The staff indicated that if you do find a tick and remove it early, it dramatically lessens the chance for the spread of the disease. We have a wooded yard so it could have been that, but either way I wanted to pass it on.
