I guess that's why I'm really tired and not into this s*** anymore.
"A minuscule foe, a massive public health challenge; Tick-borne Lyme disease is epidemic in New England, but prevention efforts are scattershot, lagging far behind need" by Beth Daley | Globe Staff, July 14, 2013
Should we kill all the deer?
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After fierce debate, islanders made the wrenching decision: Hire sharpshooters....
Related: Sunday Globe Special: $hooting Deer
You know, I do a lot of these Sunday Globe Specials and are there ever repetitive themes being drummed out for the the elite yup class that will be heading back to the city today.
Few other communities have followed Monhegan’s example, however. Blame the Bambi effect, as well as doubts about whether herd culling can work in places where there are dramatically more deer and people. Most other efforts to keep ticks and people apart have also foundered, even as Lyme has emerged as the second most commonly reported infectious disease in New England.
Related: Sunday Globe Special: The Lie of Lyme Disease
Oh, being over-diagnosed, is it? I can't imagine why that would be, can you?
You know, I do a lot of these Sunday Globe Specials and are there ever repetitive themes being drummed out for the the elite yup class that will be heading back to the city today.
This regional epidemic has yet to trigger a broad public health response on par with prevention blitzes aimed at some other pervasive maladies. That is partly because ticks are a devious foe. Vacation spots are often loath to publicize the threat for fear of scaring off business, and the public and politicians often do not perceive Lyme as a serious malady....
Even in winter, ticks can bite on warm days, and climate change is lengthening the seasons when ticks are most active.
Really? Forgotten that winter that bled into spring so fast, Globe?
Yet people often don’t take simple precautions. Constant tick vigilance can be wearying — and besides, it’s geeky to pull your socks over your pants....
Reading a Globe can also be wearying, sigh.
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UPDATES:
Lyme isn’t the only tick-borne illness
‘Mosquito season’ calls for vigilance, state says
Haven't seen a whole lot of them yet.
