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Marshall Protocol (MP) patients who develop a bulls-eye rash after a tick bite or who think a tick bite has put them at risk for Lyme disease should ask their physician about taking 100mg of minocycline twice daily for 30 days. | Marshall Protocol (MP) patients who develop a bulls-eye rash after a tick bite or who think a tick bite has put them at risk for Lyme disease should ask their physician about taking 100mg of minocycline twice daily for 30 days. | ||
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The general consensus seems to be to //not// use heat to try to make the tick come out. There is no agreement on the technique that works best and whether or not it is vital to ensure the head is removed. | The general consensus seems to be to //not// use heat to try to make the tick come out. There is no agreement on the technique that works best and whether or not it is vital to ensure the head is removed. | ||
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+ | Human Tick-Borne Diseases in Australia. | ||
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+ | These bacterial pathogens cause Q fever, Queensland tick typhus (QTT), Flinders Island spotted fever (FISF), and Australian spotted fever (ASF). | ||
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+ | It is also believed that babesiosis can be transmitted by ticks to humans in Australia. In addition, Argas robertsi, Haemaphysalis bancrofti, Haemaphysalis longicornis, | ||
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+ | These pathogens include Anaplasma spp., Bartonella spp., Burkholderia spp., Francisella spp., Dera Ghazi Khan virus (DGKV), tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), Lake Clarendon virus (LCV), Saumarez Reef virus (SREV), Upolu virus (UPOV), or Vinegar Hill virus (VINHV).</ | ||
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+ | It has recently been demonstrated that saliva from Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks contains adenosine (ADO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), two non-protein molecules that have significant immunomodulatory properties. | ||
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