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TreasonousBastard

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1. Well, I had Lyme disease, and it was no fun at all. It stayed in my joints for...

Reply to appalachiablue (Original post)

Fri Jul 10, 2020, 06:26 PM

Jul 2020

over a year and ended up causing permanent damage to one of my knees.I ended up with 2 strains of it, and who knows if it was two tick bites or one tick with both strains. Best guess is the cat brought the tick in.

And then there's babesiosis-- another tick-borne disease that mimics flu symptoms. Getting more common around here.

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Tick Disease With Coronavirus-Like Symptoms Is On The Rise In Michigan [View all] appalachiablue Jul 2020 OP

Well, I had Lyme disease, and it was no fun at all. It stayed in my joints for... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #1

You've been thru it, and these diseases keep spreading esp. appalachiablue Jul 2020 #2