Since people are active harvesting down south, I am going to throw out a reminder that there are ticks down south and a lot of them. I was bit and I was told to watch for a fever. I was in an area near where Paul (Amanda's husband) was infected last July.
If you are bit by a tick and you get sick with a fever within 2 weeks of the bite you must be treated with the antibiotic doxycycline.
I woke up sick this morning and have a very slight fever so I'm heading to urgent care to get my prescription. I'm not messing around with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.
Amanda collected the ticks that bit Paul & I this trip. Here's what the one that bit me looks like.