https://thetickthatbitme.com/2013/07/07/10-tips-for-preventing-tick-borne-diseases-this-summer/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cut-knight.jpgcut-knightImage via http://hovermansion.wordpress.com2013-07-08T03:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2013/02/18/9-things-you-need-to-know-about-borrelia-miyamotoi/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/10-1474-f3.jpgMicrosoft PowerPoint - 10-1474-Fig3A.pptxA Borrelia family tree (technically called a phylogenetic tree) highlighting strains of B. miyamotoi. Via Platonov AE, Karan LS, Kolyasnikova NM, Makhneva NA, Toporkova MG, et al. (2011) Humans infected with relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia miyamotoi, Russia. Emerg Infect Dis 17: 1816–1823. https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130217-151727.jpg20130217-151727.jpghttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/20130217-151557.jpg20130217-151557.jpg2013-02-28T16:24:35+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/borrelia-miyamotoi-tbrf/2013-02-18T00:04:59+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/glossary/2013-02-15T18:57:38+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/2013-02-15T17:23:32+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/21/curious-about-tick-borne-infections/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/uglystepsisters.jpgUglyStepsistersPoor Borrelia hermsii...2013-02-15T17:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/23/pink-deer-tick-prevention/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pinkdeer.jpgpinkdeerFairfax Wildlife Biologist Vicky Monroe displays the day-glo pink pesticide that will show up on deer and any other animal who visits the county's new feeders. Image via The Washington Post.2013-02-15T17:14:29+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/24/prophylaxis-doxycycline-tick-bites/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/doxycycline_structural_formulae.pngDoxycycline_Structural_FormulaeDoxycycline Structure. Image via Wikipedia.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/doxycycline_3d_structure.pngDoxycycline_3d_structureDoxycycline 3D structure. Image via Wikipedia.2013-02-15T17:12:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/25/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-anaplasmosis/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ana_bloodsmear_290px.jpgana_bloodsmear_290pxA microcolony of A. phagocytophylum visible in a granulocyte (white blood cell) on a peripheral blood smear. Image via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/annualanacases1.jpgannualanacasesImage via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ana_month.jpgana_monthImage via CDC.gov.2013-05-21T00:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/11/20/reactive-arthritis-and-the-chronic-lyme-disease-debate-dissecting-the-research/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/fat_mouse_drinking_diet_coke.gifFat_mouse_drinking_diet_coke(via valdo.com)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/doxycycline_100mg_capsules.jpgDoxycycline_100mg_capsulesDoxycycline (Image via en.wikipedia.org)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/bbsphere1.jpgbbsphere1Image sequences of Bb914 (Borrelia burgdorferi) changing from an elongated spirochete to a spherical form. (Image via ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; J Clin Invest. 2012 July 2; 122(7): 2652–2660.)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/spirocheteformsphere.jpgspirocheteformsphereImage sequences of Bb914 (Borrelia burgdorferi) changing from an elongated spirochete to a spherical form. (Image via ncbi.nlm.nih.gov; J Clin Invest. 2012 July 2; 122(7): 2652–2660.)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/find_jax_mice.jpgFind_JAX_MiceImage via jaxmice.jax.org. 2013-07-04T19:43:56+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/22/arthralgias-myalgias-and-herx-oh-my-symptom-vocabulary-for-tbis/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/wizard-of-oz-scared.jpgwizard-of-oz-scaredOh no, not a Borrelia infection!https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pulseoximeter.gifpulseoximeterA pulse oximeter measures pulse and oxygen. Image via Yale Medical Group. 2013-02-15T17:04:19+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/06/05/major-misnomer-8-things-you-need-to-know-about-rocky-mountain-spotted-fever/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rmsfearlystage1.jpgRMSFearlystageExample of an early-stage rash in an RMSF patient. (Image via CDC.gov)2013-02-15T17:03:05+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/tick-411/2012-08-27T17:23:56+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/07/29/choline-breakfast-in-moms-kitchen/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/tomato_egg_sandwich.jpgtomato_egg_sandwichTomato and egg sandwich on toasted sourdough. 2012-10-20T05:41:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/07/14/what-a-difference-a-year-makes/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/600px-white_chicken_egg_square.jpg600px-White_chicken_egg_square(Image via Wikipedia. Credit: Ren West)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/spoon-chasing.pngSpoon chasingSpoon chasing. (Image via unfocusedcreativity.blogspot.com)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pain1.jpgpain1Weather-style pain scale. (Image via fibroofoz.blogspot.com)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brainfogbook.jpgbrainfogbookWhat brain fog does to reading a book. (Image via a-b-martin.blogspot.com)2012-07-18T03:19:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/07/01/the-choline-diet-herbivore-style/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/cholinedude.jpgcholinedudeImage via doubleeaglefitness.wordpress.comhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/steaksandwich2-e1341188690506.jpgsteaksandwichSteak sandwich on pumpernickel with avocado and tomato.2012-07-10T02:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/07/05/six-tick-misconceptions/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pledger_tick.jpgpledger_TICKThis tick I can stand to look at. (Image via templeofcartoonmojo.blogspot.com)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/western_blacklegged_tick.jpgwestern_blacklegged_tickWestern blacklegged (deer) tick (Ixodes pacificus). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/rocky_mountain_wood_tick.jpgrocky_mountain_wood_tickRocky Mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ohermsifed_unfed.jpgOrnithodoros hermsi--Fed and unfedSoft-bodied tick (Ornithodoros hermsi). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/gulf_coast_tick.jpggulf_coast_tickGulf Coast tick (Amblyomma maculatum). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brown_dog_tick.jpgbrown_dog_tickBrown dog tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/blacklegged_tick.jpgblacklegged_tickBlacklegged (deer) tick (Ixodes scapularis). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/american_dog_tick.jpgamerican_dog_tickAmerican dog tick (Dermacentor variabilis). (Image via cdc.gov)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/220px-amblyomma_americanum_tick.jpg220px-Amblyomma_americanum_tickLone star tick (Amblyomma americanum). (Image via Wikipedia)2012-07-06T23:48:18+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/borrelia-hermsii-tbrf-fact-sheet/2012-06-26T22:33:48+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/27/parasites-in-the-blood-supply-and-7-other-things-you-need-to-know-about-babesia/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bmicroti_dpdx1.jpgbmicroti_DPDxBabesia parasites in red blood cells on a stained blood smear. (CDC Photo: DPDx). Via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/malariasmear.jpgmalariasmearBlood smear stained with Giemsa, showing a white blood cell (on left side) and several red blood cells, two of which are infected with Plasmodium falciparum (Malaria) (on right side). Image via CDC.gov.2013-05-29T00:39:03+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/babesiosis-babesia/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bmicroti_dpdx.jpgbmicroti_DPDxBabesia parasites in red blood cells on a stained blood smear. (CDC Photo: DPDx). Via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/i-scapularis_nymph_penny.jpgi-scapularis_nymph_pennyA nymphal stage Ixodes scapularis tick (approximately the size of a poppy seed) is shown here on the back of a penny. Credit: G. Hickling, University of Tennessee.2012-06-26T21:16:03+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/contact/2012-06-23T02:30:41+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/06/10/720/2012-06-11T04:36:00+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/rocky-mountain-spotted-fever-rickettsia/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rmsfearlystage.jpgRMSFearlystageExample of an early-stage rash in an RMSF patient. (Image via CDC.gov)2018-01-18T22:10:02+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/anaplasmosis/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/annualanacases.jpgannualanacasesImage via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/anaplasmosismap1.gifanaplasmosismapImage via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/anaplasmosismap.gifanaplasmosismapImage via CDC.gov.2012-05-28T22:25:53+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/01/babesia-blood-transfusion-undetected/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bmicroti_dpdx.jpgbmicroti_DPDxA stained blood smear on which B. microti parasites are visible in red blood cells. (CDC Photo: DPDx). Via CDC.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/blooddonation.gifblooddonationA blood donation pictogram. Image via Wikipedia.2012-05-23T20:17:34+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/04/ehrlichia-cousins-blood-supply-wisconsin-minnesota/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/paul_ehrlich.pngPaul_EhrlichPaul Ehrlich (1854-1915). Image via Wikipedia.2018-01-20T12:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/08/stuff-ive-been-tested-for-and-why/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/medrecordsbinder.jpgmedrecordsbinderThis is the small binder I carry with me to doctor's appointments. I have about half a file drawer dedicated to the rest. https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/questlab.jpgquestlabQuest sends me pretty labs in color (as if that matters). Tip: always check the box on your lab slip that says "mail patient a copy" or something like that.2012-05-23T20:15:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/borrelia-burgdorferi-lyme/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bellspalsyforweb22.jpgBellsPalsyforWeb2Bell's Palsy. Courtesy cdc.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bellspalsyforweb21.jpgBellsPalsyforWeb2Bell's Palsy. Courtesy cdc.gov.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/twotieredtesting_600px1.jpgTwoTieredTesting_600pxThe two-tiered testing procedure recommended by the CDC.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/twotieredtesting_600px.jpgTwoTieredTesting_600pxhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bellspalsyforweb2.jpgBellsPalsyforWeb2Bell's Palsy. Courtesy cdc.gov.2012-05-20T23:58:20+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/whole-person/the-proactive-patient-manifesto/2012-05-20T23:53:46+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/whole-person/2012-05-20T23:48:46+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/whole-person/choline-diet/2013-03-11T23:49:37+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/20/this-weeks-choline-diet-highlights/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00626-e1337548326181.jpgDSC00626https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00627.jpgDSC00627https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00625.jpgDSC00625https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00623.jpgDSC00623Ready to refrigerate.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00621.jpgDSC00621The condiment lineup.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00624-e1337546110116.jpgDSC00624https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00620.jpgDSC00620https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00619.jpgorange pineapple juicehttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00618.jpgDSC00618Pepperjack on toasted sourdough. They're big slices, so I just used one and folded it in half.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dsc00617.jpgDSC00617Start with an egg and a slice of Canadian bacon.2012-05-20T21:54:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/13/eating-out-in-the-name-of-choline/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/chocolatesouffle-e1336941741204.jpgchocolatesouffleChocolate soufflé, a.k.a. Heaven.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cafemundialduck.jpgcafemundialduckDuck Conflit with veggies. (Image via Yelp)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cafemundialhummus.jpgcafemundialhummusYummy hummus with bread for dipping. (Image via Yelp)2012-05-13T22:05:46+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/06/snacking-in-the-name-of-choline/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bananajif-e1336338358893.jpgbananajifBanana and Jif hanging out on my counter. If Carrot finds out, you are sooo busted, Jif!https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/carrotjif.jpgcarrotjifCarrot <3 Jif in my kitchenhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/eclairs.jpgeclairs(Image via Wikimedia Commons. Credit: georgie_grd)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/sweet_potato.jpgNCI5_POTATO(Image via Wikimedia Commons)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/edamame_bowls_by_habitatgirl.jpgEdamame_bowls_by_habitatgirl(Image via Wikimedia Commons. Credit: habitatgirl)https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pistachios_th.jpgPistachios_th(Image via Wikimedia Commons)2012-05-07T01:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/29/omelet-you-in-on-these-yummy-high-choline-recipes/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/orange-ginger-beef-stir-fry.jpgOrange-Ginger-Beef-Stir-FryImage via mccormick.comhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/mushroom-and-spinach-omelet-closeup.jpgMushroom and Spinach Omelet CloseupImage via closetcooking.comhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/pic-smoked-salmon-omelette-4up.jpgpic-smoked-salmon-omelette-4upImage via cuisineaustralia.com.2012-05-05T04:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/30/four-surprising-places-ticks-hang-out/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/800px-grizzly_bench.jpg800px-Grizzly_BenchPark bench on Grizzly Peak, in the Berkeley Hills. Image via Wikimedia Commons. Credit: nickton.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/protectyouryard_mousetargeteddevice.jpgProtectYourYard_MouseTargetedDeviceTicks feed on and pick up diseases from mice. Image via tickencounter.org2013-10-18T16:58:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/infection-fact-sheets/ehrlichiosis/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/echaffeensissmear.jpgechaffeensissmearA colony of E. chaffeensis detected in a monocyte on a peripheral blood smear. Image via cdc.gov.2018-10-22T04:16:20+00:00weekly0.6https://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/02/5-things-that-helped-me-heal/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/heatingpad.jpgheatingpadOne of my four heating pads.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/showerchair-e1335988178818.jpgshowerchairMy chair. Note: It only works if you put it IN the shower.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/arthritislogo.gifarthritislogoImage via Arthritis.orghttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/img_0018.jpgmemory foam mattress pad2013-01-12T03:28:55+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/05/01/technorati/2012-05-01T23:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/26/332/2012-04-28T01:28:09+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/22/eat-your-eggs-benedict/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/eggstrueblood1.jpgeggstrueblood"Eggs" Benedict Talley (Mehcad Brooks) from HBO's True Blood. Photo via hbo.com.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/eggstrueblood.jpgeggstrueblood"Eggs" Benedict Talley (Mehcad Brooks) from HBO's True Blood. Image via hbo.com.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/calibenedict.jpgcalibenedictImage via soupbelly.com.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/portobello-mushroom-benedict-with-sriracha-hollandaise-410x273.jpgPortobello-Mushroom-Benedict-with-Sriracha-Hollandaise-410x273Image via TastyKitchen.comhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/flickr_sekimura_2390523527-smoked_salmon_eggs_benedict.jpgFlickr_sekimura_2390523527--Smoked_salmon_eggs_BenedictImage via Wikipedia.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/crabbenedicttoasties1.jpgcrabbenedicttoastiesImage via Yelp.com.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/crabbenedicttoasties.jpgToasties Crab BenedictImage via Yelp.com.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/eggs-benedict-classic-with-asparagus-300x200.jpgEggs-Benedict-Classic-with-Asparagus-300x200Image via firsttimerscookbook.com2012-04-26T10:20:02+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/19/this-seasons-ticking-bomb-wsj-com/https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/lucyspring1.jpglucyspring1Lucy is ready for a walk.https://thetickthatbitme.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/tickyardpic.jpgtickyardpic2012-04-22T17:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.com/2012/04/20/persistent-infection-with-lyme-disease-dr-phil-youtube/2012-04-22T17:55:41+00:00monthlyhttps://thetickthatbitme.comdaily1.02018-10-22T04:16:20+00:00