tick fever

  • Tis the season for hantavirus, tick fevers

    Ralph Maughan

    Forget the manufactured scare about tapeworms, it’s time to be alert for real disease dangers if you are outdoors- I got my first tick the other day while hiking the foothills in the Deep Creeks SW of Pocatello. Despite numerous forays this year, I haven’t seen many ticks — luck? Nevertheless, this is the time…

  • A new tick-borne disease

    Ralph Maughan

    Here is something more for our tapeworm-fearing friends to worry about, though it’s doubtful they will- Emerging Tick-Borne Disease. ScienceDaily

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Edward Abbey

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Jim Fowler

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