[at-l] Lyme disease

[Ken Bennett]

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> Ken said that you only get the disease from the nymph, but that's not
> correct!  You can indeed get the disease from an adult tick.  You are
> just more likely to get it from the nymph because it's tiny and you're
> less likely to find it and pull it off.



The adult tick isn't all that much bigger. Both are much smaller than the
usual ticks that people find on themselves. I may have exaggerated a little,
but I fully understand that Lyme can come from both adults and nymphs.

--Ken
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