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I have noticed that certain family members are somehow attractive to ticks. On the same forest walk , my mom would always be blessed with a tick while me, my da
by lowdose 7y ago
I have noticed that certain family members are somehow attractive to ticks. On the same forest walk , my mom would always be blessed with a tick while me, my dad and brother never. Off course this is a very small sample size but consistent for literally my whole life growing up across Europe.
- daliusd 7y agoSame for me - mosquitoes and ticks love me. I guess it is related to blood group - A+ (0+) is the worst group to have. While I believe there are more components that might be important.
- afterburner 7y ago> A+ (0+) is the worst group to have Huh? Which one is it?
- daliusd 7y agoSorry I have mixed two systems into one. So it is 0+ (or I+)
- goda90 7y agoIt's probably similar to how some seem attractive to mosquitoes more than others. My wife definitely gets them worse than me, and to boot she gets big welts from their bites while I only itch for a few hours.
- ceejayoz 7y agoEven walking style might make a difference. I tend to fairly carefully but rapidly pick my way along a trail. My wife and kids do not. I'd imagine this varies the rate of exposure to things like foliage on the edges of the trail.
- mark_l_watson 7y agoI do the same. I live within 200 feet of trailheads and hike all the time. I watch for areas of trails with overhanging plants, and avoid touching them as I walk by. I have also started treating my hiking boots, hiking pants, and shirt with Premethrin. If you are careful, getting Premethrin into the general environment can be avoided.
- Circuits 7y agoIf it weren't for my own personal experience I would be skeptical. However, after getting covered in ticks when I was a child, since then, I have never found a tick on me. I almost never get stabbed by mostiques either. I have always attributed it to my smoking... mostly because I have no other explanation. I have grown up in Montana and spend a fair amount of time in the woods and outdoors. They do land on me... they just don't bite me.
- phito 7y agoI'm absolutely never bitten by mosquitoes, but all the time by ticks :(
- gnulinux 7y agoWhen you're bitten by ticks, how do you prevent getting Lyme disease? Or did you get Lyme disease?