June 3Jun 3 1 minute ago, JohnSnowsHair said:"Who is granny forwarded this"bloody hellI didn't even see it after the quote
July 2Jul 2 13 minutes ago, toolg said:Tick population is exploding because of climate change.That is not really what the article says. A tick borne syndrome first reported in 2002 has increased. Lone star ticks one of the carriers range has increased. Author creates misleading headline. New disease underreported historically incidence increases now that it is able to be tested for.
July 3Jul 3 On 8/27/2021 at 12:10 PM, Dave Moss said:We can’t even convince people to take a life-saving vaccine. I'm never not going to laugh at that BS.
July 3Jul 3 8 minutes ago, lynched1 said:I'm never not going to laugh at that BS.I’ve had the measles and trust me it sucks
July 3Jul 3 17 hours ago, BBE said:That is not really what the article says. A tick borne syndrome first reported in 2002 has increased. Lone star ticks one of the carriers range has increased. Author creates misleading headline. New disease underreported historically incidence increases now that it is able to be tested for.That's why they are finding alpha-gal from lone star ticks north and west of its original range. I guess they were only testing in the south. "We thought this thing was relatively rare 10 years ago but it’s become more and more common and it’s something I expect to continue to grow very rapidly,” said Brandon Hollingsworth, an expert at the University of South Carolina who has researched the tick’s expansion. "We’ve seen an explosive increase in these ticks, which is a concern."Cases will rise further as the ticks spread, aided by their adaptability to local conditions, according to Laura Harrington, an entomologist and disease specialist at Cornell University. "With their adaptive nature and increasing temperatures, I don’t see many limits to these ticks over time,” she said."The range is spreading and emerging in new areas so the risk is increasing over time,” Oltean said.
July 3Jul 3 It's not just lone star ticks either. Tiny invasive tick that spreads disease found in Michigan for first timeUpdated: Jun. 15, 2025, 2:27 p.m.|Published: Jun. 13, 2025, 1:00 p.m.mliveTiny invasive tick that spreads disease found in Michigan...Asian longhorned tick discovered in Berrien County by Calvin University research students.
July 3Jul 3 1 hour ago, toolg said:That's why they are finding alpha-gal from lone star ticks north and west of its original range. I guess they were only testing in the south. The article states that lone star ticks are not the only tick that carries the disease. Secondly, the article states that there are only 110k confirmed cases but it is probably 450k because the disease is underreported. It is a new syndromethat hasn'tbeen widelytested at all. Doctors would and probably still don't test for it. You bought a sensational headline.
July 3Jul 3 1 hour ago, we_gotta_believe said:It's not just lone star ticks either.Tiny invasive tick that spreads disease found in Michigan for first timeUpdated: Jun. 15, 2025, 2:27 p.m.|Published: Jun. 13, 2025, 1:00 p.m.mliveTiny invasive tick that spreads disease found in Michigan...Asian longhorned tick discovered in Berrien County by Calvin University research students.A tick first discovered in the US in New Jersey?
July 3Jul 3 18 minutes ago, BBE said:A tick first discovered in the US in New Jersey?I wasn't making a climate change argument, just pointing out that ticks are spreading in general, and people should be vigilant and aware of the very real dangers they pose as a disease vector.
July 3Jul 3 31 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:I wasn't making a climate change argument, just pointing out that ticks are spreading in general, and people should be vigilant and aware of the very real dangers they pose as a disease vector.I agree. As habitat is encroached upon and the ease at which these critters spread, it does merit increased vigilance.
July 3Jul 3 54 minutes ago, we_gotta_believe said:I wasn't making a climate change argument, just pointing out that ticks are spreading in general, and people should be vigilant and aware of the very real dangers they pose as a disease vector.John Oliver had a good bit on this. Ticks and their associated diseases used to be much more localized. Development of those areas have driven away predators and competitors to small rodents who aid in spreading the ticks around. It's why Lyme disease cases have skyrocketed over the past few decades. Make opossums great again
July 11Jul 11 Just now, It Hurts said:I keep try to remind people Planet Earth had climate for centuries. People too tunnel vision an "scared" about the storm of the week. In the long run, climate here to stay
July 14Jul 14 Author On 7/11/2025 at 12:24 PM, Bear Grylls said:I keep try to remind people Planet Earth had climate for centuries. People too tunnel vision an "scared" about the storm of the week. In the long run, climate here to stay
July 14Jul 14 2 hours ago, barho said:What’s not to get? Earth has had climate for many years. Before we were born even
July 14Jul 14 Author 21 minutes ago, paco said:What’s not to get? Earth has had climate for many years. Before we were born evenYeah, my comment was more tongue in cheek as we have had "climate" since the earth had an atmosphere. Bear might be the dumbest poster on EMB. At least as far as actual IQ. I can think of others less dumb that post far worse nonsense.
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