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[Charles Paradise <machelp@attglobal.net>]

DocKW@aol.com wrote:
If you have been bitten you have about a 50% chance of coming
down with one of several tick borne diseases in my locale.  Lyme, Babesiosis, Ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted  fever, and ( apparently) cat scratch fever.
These are all very serious, some having a 10% mortality rate if not
aggressively treated.   I have had Ehrlichiosis and it is a BIG problem, but treated with Doxycycline can be controlled.
Thanks, Karl.  Doxycycline apparantly will treat two or more of these diseases, but not all.   One of them actually resembles Malaria.  How long did Erlichiosis take to develop?
Charlie Paradise