Pesky ticks on the march
So, the summer has finished. What will come next? The answer is: bad news. The number of cases has been increasing dramatically and the infections are getting more virulent. Why is this happening? Because more people are building their houses out in the countryside where there are deer and other animals that carry the ticks. Now add in climate change, e.g. global warming. It’s influencing tick feeding behavior. The result is a surge in the number of serious cases of infection.
But still we’ve got some good news to tell. The good news is that Doxycycline continues to be a steady performer. You pop the pills for two to four weeks, and the infection clears up. So this year, more people are getting the chance to see this antibiotic at work. But over the next two years, there likely to be a change. The Center for Disease Control has begun development of a slow release version of cheap Doxycycline. This may be by injection or by patch for those who are needle-shy. The goal will be achieved, if you can get maximum effect from the tablets in not more than two weeks. Until this comes out of the lab, you’ll just have to pop the tablets, but life may soon improve.