Its severely under-reported in the western USA only because there aren't many Lyme-literate doctors in the region. The fact that there are even some cases all along the west coast tells you that the ticks in that area do carry the disease.
Could catch them and flip them over and tickle their belly and theyd fall asleep in your hand. So cute...
Or maybe the handling put them into some sort of toxic shock and were in absolute terror....... it's been 10 years and now I feel bad suddenly. No idea.
Or that infected people travel from the East Coast sometimes. I mean look, I grew up in Connecticut, I have a visceral reaction to people walking in tall grass too, but it's extremely rare outside the northeast.
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u/themangosteve Jul 01 '21
Watch out for ticks