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Parkin WasrhingtonDC. RockCreek
is an urban park,you're more likelY
to find a deadbodv there than a Iive
animal. But ticks arehardy creatures.
I don't givemYParasiteanother
thought until aweeklater.The
monilng of my mother's wedding,in
Chicago,Illinois.
I wike up feelinghorrible. The
newantihistamine tlnt I'm takingto
quell my allergiesto my sister'scats
miehtbetoblame.
dut in the bathroom mirror I
notice somethingstrange.A seriesof
concentriccircles,red and inflamed,
like a bullseye.And at the centre- the
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f or .
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placewhereI removedmYtick MY
rashwith
Gisterchecksout the
enthusiasm."Omigod. I betyou have pediatricians,we're off to the
Lyme disease."After growing uP in
the USI've certainlyheardof Lyme
disease.I lcrow it comesfr om deer
ticks.I don't know it's the most
common tick-bome diseasein the
NorthemHemisPhere.
We call her in-laws,both of them
pediatriciansin PennsylvaniaOver
the nhone thev askmv sister
quettions
- aboirt the bite.
"Sheneedsto getonantibiotics as
soon as possible, " the mother-in-law Mv uncle'sresponseis better. "Want
says.Left untreated,LYmedisease
cah causearthritis, cardiac
infl ammation, meningoencephalitis,
pwchosis and delusionalbehaviour.
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Mymother'sweddingisanhour
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the wedding.ChampagneProvesto
be a more effectivePainkiller.
"I can't believeit. You're in this
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vougeilyme disease. Onthe daYof
irryriedding," my mother says.(Only
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guilty for contractingLyme disease.)
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andfacial paralvsis." marketsabound(headto
We'reflying to Seattlethe next daY theWorldHeritage-listed
for the final legof our tiP - aweek Schonbrunn Palace) and
driving around the PacificNorthwest Rathausplatz Square
a giantice-skating
in a campervan- just my husband, becomes
one-year-oldand me. LuckilY,the rink.Seetravelagentsfor
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The only lingering Problem is the DEBBIE HUNTER
rash.It developsa secondary
infection, itching sothatl can'tsleep. If youhaveanytravel
A pharmacistin Aberdeen, quesfions,we'dloveto hear
Washington,hasa Iook and hands fromyou.Writeto usat
me someantibiotic cream.After a trave/shd@fa irf axmedia
day or so,the rashbeginsto heal.The .com.au.Personal
cannofbe
trio finishesbeautifrrllvand I clear correspondence
customson the way bick into SYdneY enteredinto.OnlYguestions
withoutevenatwitch. appearing in printwillbe
lf yourquestionis
Now all I'm left with is a scar answered.
published,you'llwina LonelY
shapedlikeabullseye.
Asfor the nexttime I act erraticor PlanetquidebooR.
delusional it's the tick's fault.
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