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Yes, it's "number of prescriptions" (but not "number of people prescribed" or "number of doses"). One person could be prescribed an antibiotic (or multiple) sev
by jacobolus 2mo ago
Yes, it's "number of prescriptions" (but not "number of people prescribed" or "number of doses"). One person could be prescribed an antibiotic (or multiple) several times a year.
I'm amazed that there are 1216 antibiotic prescriptions per 1000 people per year in West Virginia though (2.5x the rate of California or Colorado, which itself frankly seems pretty high). Are large parts of the South just awash with bacterial infections, are people being prescribed antibiotics for viral illnesses, or are they just taking antibiotics prophylactically?
- doublepg23 2mo ago> antibiotics prophylactically Ticks are pretty bad nearby in WPA, I've taken antibiotics prophylactically for them.
- NDlurker 2mo agoWhat about ivermectin? I've taken ivermectin prophylactically when traveling because I'm afraid of bed bugs. Pretty sure you can do the same with ticks. Just stop by your local farm supply store and pick up some of that nasty apple flavored horse paste. Just make sure you dose it right. Easy to do. Absolutely disgusting.
- zdragnar 2mo agoDepends on where you are- in most of the US, tick concerns are primarily Lyme's disease or Rocky mountain fever, which are a virus and bacterium. Ivermectin works by interfering with nerve and tissues of invertebrate parasites, and generally isn't useful for bacteria or viruses.
- 10u152 2mo agoNo, but I believe the idea is to damage the ticks before the exposure to the bacteria/viruses and thus minimise/prevent it.
- doublepg23 2mo agoCorrect, I would take doxycycline if I found numerous ticks on me- especially if they were embedded.