ER visits for tick bites near record levels this summer across US

[nitpicked]

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/er-visits-tick-bites-record-levels-summer-us/story?id=123538886

Emergency rooms across the country are seeing a spike in tick bite cases, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

July has already seen the highest number of tick-related ER visits since 2017, with the Northeast region reporting the most cases, the CDC said.

Young children and elderly adults appear particularly vulnerable, with those under 10 and over 70 years old having the highest rates of emergency room visits, according to the CDC.

For residents in the New York tristate area, the threat is particularly severe. The Fordham Tick Index, which monitors tick activity in southern New York, Connecticut and Northern New Jersey, currently rates the bite risk as "very high" – 9 out of 10 on its scale.
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[I_UndergroundPanther]

1. I hate fucking ticks

Last week found a fucking tick crawling up my leg. Thankfully it wasn’t attached. I grabbed the kitchen washcloth and grabbed it off myself .I put it on the counter and killed it with the fire of a torch lighter. But I also burnt a hole in my wet washcloth. I was just glad the fucker was crispyfied and dead.

[Bluestocking]

2. Why would you go to the emergency room for a tick bite?

I get ticks on me all the time. Only certain ticks carry diseases.

[Tanuki]

3. Per the linked article....

"Most people who visit emergency rooms report fever and chills, headaches, fatigue and muscle aches. Some patients also develop distinctive rashes, particularly those associated with Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever."