Ticks, Tick-Borne Diseases and the Importance of Tick Testing

Getting a tick tested is paramount because Lyme is not the only disease we can potentially get from a tick!

Sources used in this video:
https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/gallery/index.html#anchor_1592235021091 Actual tick images courtesy of the CDC - photographer James Gathany

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879353/#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20preliminary%20studies%20from,year%20in%20the%20United%20States.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3879353/#:~:text=In%20summary%2C%20preliminary%20studies%20from,year%20in%20the%20United%20States.

https://northernontario.ctvnews.ca/ontario-has-begun-tracking-three-tick-borne-illnesses-including-rare-powassan-virus-1.6470168

The Chronic Persistent Lyme Disease (2016) by Dr. Petra Hopf Seidel (paperback)

Tick Testing:

Geneticks: Although based in Canada, they accept ticks from the U.S. https://geneticks.ca/

Tick Report: https://www.tickreport.com

Restorative Health Solutions: https://www.lymedr.com/home

IGeneX Inc: https://igenex.com/

Tick Check: https://www.tickcheck.com/

Ticknology: https://www.ticknology.org/


Powassan Virus:

https://health.maryland.gov/newsroom/Pages/Maryland-Department-of-Health-announces-first-travel-related-case,-death-due-to-tickborne-illness-Powassan.aspx

https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/powassan/fact_sheet.htm

Resources:

https://www.bayarealyme.org/about-lyme/
https://coloradoticks.org/#
https://www.lymedisease.org/
https://lymediseaseassociation.org/
Lyme Disease & Ticks What You Need To Know with Dr. Petra Hopf Seidel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Tuko2jWHwA



Books that may be of interest:

Bitten - The Secret History of Lyme Disease and Biological Weapons by Kris Newby


Lab 257 - The Disturbing Story of the Government's Secret Germ Laboratory by Michael C. Carroll

Healing Lyme Disease Naturally: History, Analysis, and Treatments by Wolf-Dieter Storl

Natural Treatments for Lyme Coinfections: Anaplasma, Babesia, and Ehrlichia by Stephen Harrod Buhner

Healing Lyme: Natural Healing of Lyme Borreliosis and the Coinfections Chlamydia and Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis by Stephen Harrod Buhner