NRL Player Ryan Stig Returns After Seven Years Battling Tick-Borne Disease
“At one point there, I was struggling to keep everything moving,” said Ryan Stig, an NRL player who had a tick-borne disease. This resulted in Stig being unable to play for seven years. Ryan wasn’t diagnosed with this life-threatening Lyme Disease until 2 years after he had the illness. According to Stig “I just started...Learn More
Sick from a tick: Lyme disease sufferer optimistic about her future
A mom of 5, Liza Cannavo is hopeful that she and other sufferers of Lyme disease will more be recognized and receive better help from doctors, specialists and the government. Read the full article here. Image from: www.catholicleader.com.au To learn how you can protect your home, garden, family, and pets from dangerous tick bites,...Learn More
Mother shares her story of how her little girl continues to battle a tick-borne illness.
A five-year-old child was once always active and full of energy but two weeks after visiting her grandma in Sydney, NSW, she could no longer walk. Desperate parents got shuttled from doctor to doctor – about 30 in total – each one diagnosing their child with a different ailment from Juvenile Arthritis to Connecting Tissue Disorder. Until they...Learn More
Forget Ebola, Sars and Zika: ticks are the next global health threat
Ticks have one of the widest distributions on Earth – they can be found on every continent, including frigid Antarctica. This combination of ubiquity and a bad habit for accumulating pathogenic microbes make ticks some of the most dangerous vectors on the planet making them as dangerous as Ebola, Sars, and Zika virus. Read the...Learn More
Australians are spending huge amounts for treatments abroad for tick-borne diseases.
After being misdiagnosed so many times and spending thousands for wrong treatments, an Aussie is spending $1000 per week on appointments abroad, medication and travel in order to cure her Lyme infection, a tick-borne disease. Be Tick Safe, Read the FULL STORY HERE by Alexis Carey. Source: www.news.com.au Image: Supplied Ticks can be a threat all year...Learn More
Strong warnings against tick paralysis issued to dog owners
Director and veterinary specialist at the Animal Emergency Service in Queensland, Dr Rob Webster issued a strong warning to dog owners against tick paralysis. He also discussed the importance of preventing tick paralysis and what dog owners can do when a tick is found on their dogs. Be Tick Safe, Read the FULL STORY HERE . Source: www.vetpracticemag.com.au Image: www.vetpracticemag.com.au Ticks...Learn More
Mother and Son Catches over 70 Ticks from Home Lawn
4-year-old Harrison Down did not expect that a fun afternoon picnic at their lawn would end up with him covered in 37 ticks. The horror did not end there, as his mother also caught 40 ticks, which they only noticed after using a magnifying glass. A few days later, both Harrison and his mom went...Learn More
Warmer Weather Gives Rise to Ticks
The sudden burst of warm weather has given the perfect conditions for the population of ticks to explode. The parasites, which were once confined to East Gippsland, have now spread to the surrounding areas and even into inner suburbs St Kilda, Brighton, Prahran, East Melbourne and Moonee Ponds. Vet Bill Ryan sees them even in...Learn More
Insight: How Sick Can You Get From a Tick?
Did you see Tick Sick on SBS Insight on Wednesday night? We all know that it is the peak season for ticks, and the number of people getting sick is only increasing. Not only are the types of diseases getting scarier, but ticks are also now spreading to new areas. Knowing how ticks make us...Learn More
Ticks In The Media: INSIDER – What To Do If You’re Bitten By A Tick
This week, INSIDER featured a write-up on how to handle a tick bite this season. Caroline Praderio of INSIDER discussed the steps to follow should you suffer a tick bite, noting that it’s important not to panic, to remove the tick safely and to monitor the bite location following. Praderio notes: “And while the summer...Learn More