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Doesn't this mean that if I were to get bitten by an infected tick the odds of contracting limes disease would be at least 4x lower? Seems like a big differenc
by only_as_i_fall 5y ago
Doesn't this mean that if I were to get bitten by an infected tick the odds of contracting limes disease would be at least 4x lower?
Seems like a big difference to me even at the low end of the range.
Maybe I'm misapplying the efficacy stat though?
- im3w1l 5y agoYou would still have to monitor for ticks and if symptoms appear (more rare) you would treat it with antibiotics and be fine. This is a minor benefit.
- edmundsauto 5y agoYou comment makes it sound like the worst part of Lyme disease is the anxiety over having to check for ticks. This is inaccurate - preventing 3/4 of Lyme infections is a massive net win. Lyme disease can be horrible. The value is in vaccine is to prevent most cases, not to eliminate the annoying tick checks.
- Talanes 5y ago>You would still have to monitor for ticks This part is true no matter how effective the vaccine is. Ticks are gross, diseased or not.
- daddylongstroke 5y agoTicks are insects, not gross. They're just animals looking to eat, just like you and I.
- Talanes 5y agoIf a kitten latched onto my skin to just hang out and engorge itself, that'd be gross too. Being gross isn't a matter of intent or etymology, it's an action.
- daddylongstroke 5y agoYou're making judgments about animals that are wholly inappropriate for their "actions". Seems to be trendy on HN to call things gross lately...maybe its the new generation?
- ganafagol 5y ago> you would treat it with antibiotics and be fine. Funny how you are confirming the sentiment in the article. I'd suggest you read it.