Heiligendamm-Rostock.Health update: ticks

if you had a tick (as in the animal, not the derogative term for activist) it's important to get your blood checked for borreliose anti-bodies.

The area around rostock is a high-risk area for ticks that carry the
Borreliose bacteria (causing Lyme Disease). ironically the amount of ticks
carrying the bacteria has increased recently, possibly/probably through
climate change.

if dealt with early there is a good, but not 100% chance to get rid of it.
if it goes untreated Lyme Disease's longterm consequences include
musculoskeletal, arthritic, neurologic, psychiatric and cardiac problems
and damages.

forward or tell anyone who might have caught a tick out there, i.e people
who were crawling through fields, forests, etc...

link  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease


and yes, I DO know who people in Germany call ticks thankyouverymuch.