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Depends 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 wor
by zdragnar 3mo ago
Depends 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 3mo agoNo, but I believe the idea is to damage the ticks before the exposure to the bacteria/viruses and thus minimise/prevent it.
- doublepg23 3mo agoCorrect, I would take doxycycline if I found numerous ticks on me- especially if they were embedded.