The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - 52
A RATIONAL FEAR OF TICKS
One man's tick-bourne Lyme Disease fears date back more than 40 years, long
before he contracted his own case in 2012. Here are his views on risks, prevalence
and the inevitably mixed information that comes from the medical community.
STORY AND PHOTOS BY BRUCE INGRAM
I TRACE MY irrational fear of
ticks to the summer of 1975
when I was a proctor in charge
of a cabin at Camp Easter
Seal in Craig County. When I
was checking in a 10-year-old
camper, his mother explained
that his intelligence had been
normal until the year before
when he had been bitten by a
tick carrying Rocky Mountain
Spotted Fever. Sobbing, the
mom told me that her hesitation in taking her son, who
had developed a high fever,
to the doctor had resulted in
him becoming permanently
mentally disabled.
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Ever since, whenever I have
witnessed a tick on me or anyone else, I have "freaked out" as
my students at Lord Botetourt
High School (where I'm an English teacher) would say. This is
rather an unseemly reaction for
someone whose other career is as
an outdoor writer/photographer.
While on various assignments, I
have survived close encounters
with black bears, wild boar, timber rattlers, copperheads, buffalo, bobcats and various rabid
animals, as well as being hurled
from capsized boats while coursing through Class IV rapids-and
had a grand time all the while.
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Worth a Click
From the Editor
Lunch With …
Streets of Roanoke
Events
The Gist
The State of Higher Ed in Roanoke: On the Grow
Special Section: The Best of Education in the Valley
A Welcoming Home in Troutville
Treehouses!
Ticks: Be Careful Out There
Great Family Dining
The Dish
Where Are They Now?
The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - Intro
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The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - Worth a Click
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The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - From the Editor
The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - Lunch With …
The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - Streets of Roanoke
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The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - Events
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The Roanoker - July/August 2016 - The State of Higher Ed in Roanoke: On the Grow
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