All about lone star ticks, Middle Tennessee’s most common tick, including how to identify them and their link to ehrlichiosis and alpha-gal syndrome.
Just ask around Middle Tennessee and you will hear some version of: “there’s no Lyme in Tennessee” delivered as settled fact. It is a half-truth, and a dangerous one — not because Lyme is common here, but because it leaves people believing tick bites in Tennessee are of less concern. They are not. Tennessee consistently…
The text from the doctor came in on a Tuesday afternoon. Ehrlichiosis, confirmed. I had spent a week and a half telling people we did not know the diagnosis yet. Having a name for it helped more than I expected it to. What surprised me was looking up the Tennessee numbers afterward and realizing that…
Someone eats a hamburger at 6 pm and feels fine. At 10 the next morning, they wake up covered in hives, with stomach cramps, and in serious cases, trouble breathing. Because the reaction came four hours after the meal rather than four minutes, almost nobody, including many physicians, connects it to the food. That is…
Somebody pulls a tick off an ankle, takes a picture of it, and asks the internet what it is. The answers come back confident — and contradictory. While identifying a tick is not essential for treatment if you are bitten, it is helpful to understand the different types so you know what risks you may…
Types of Ticks In Tennessee – There are multiple different species of ticks. Each species is a little different, whether that is in size or where it likes to live. However, ticks are a serious pest that should be delt with properly. They have the ability to spread serious diseases such as rocky mountain spotted fever…
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