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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.
  
-Ticks are an efficient [[https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/vector|vector]] of diseases.  (({{pubmed>long:26707835}})) +Ticks are an efficient [[https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/vector|vector]] of diseases.  (({{pmid>long:26707835}})) 
  
 +==== Keeping ticks away ====
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 +The mixture of creeping thyme and citronella containing 1.5% of each showed higher repellency (91%) than individual essential oils at the concentration of 3%. (({{pmid>long:    28645519}}))
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 +In tick country carry a device to freeze any tick which attaches itself (ask your pharmacy for it).  This kills the tick so it does not transfer amy more fluid into you. Once dead, you may brush the tick off.  This is much safer than an attempt to twist the tick off.
 ===== Treatment for MP patients ===== ===== Treatment for MP patients =====
  
-  * **For patients taking less than 100mg of minocycline** – Continue olmesartan (Benicar). Ask physician about taking 100mg of minocycline twice daily for 10 days.(({{pubmed>long:12729432}})) (Note that in this case minocycline is dosed more frequently than it is typically used during the MP. This is due to the fact that the drug is being used to target an acute rather than a chronic infection.)+  * **For patients taking less than 100mg of minocycline** – Continue olmesartan (Benicar). Ask physician about taking 100mg of minocycline twice daily for 10 days.(({{pmid>long:12729432}})) (Note that in this case minocycline is dosed more frequently than it is typically used during the MP. This is due to the fact that the drug is being used to target an acute rather than a chronic infection.)
   * **For patients taking 100mg of minocycline but not a three antibiotic combination** – Continue olmesartan. Ask physician about taking 100mg of minocycline twice daily for 30 days. To reduce any kind of immunosuppressive effect, these patients may wish to reduce although not eliminate any other MP antibiotics being taken.   * **For patients taking 100mg of minocycline but not a three antibiotic combination** – Continue olmesartan. Ask physician about taking 100mg of minocycline twice daily for 30 days. To reduce any kind of immunosuppressive effect, these patients may wish to reduce although not eliminate any other MP antibiotics being taken.
   * **For patients who have progressed to Phase Three** – Patients who are taking three or more antibiotics may opt to continue this effective treatment for killing many bacteria.   * **For patients who have progressed to Phase Three** – Patients who are taking three or more antibiotics may opt to continue this effective treatment for killing many bacteria.
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 ===== Tick removal instructions ===== ===== Tick removal instructions =====
  
-Here is [[http://www.otom.com/|information on a tick remover device.]]+Here is [[https://www.otom.com/|information on a tick remover device.]]
  
-Here are [[http://www.mydr.com.au/first-aid-self-care/tick-removal|new instructions]] on how to remove a tick.+Better are [[https://www.mydr.com.au/first-aid-self-care/tick-removal|new instructions]] on how to remove a tick.
  
-Here is another set of [[http://vetmedicine.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Remove_Tick0962935143.htm|tips on tick removal]].+Here is another set of [[https://vetmedicine.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Remove_Tick0962935143.htm|tips on tick removal]].
  
-The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website [[http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm|information on tick removal]] is surprisingly brief and reassuring. Perhaps this reflects their official stance the borreliosis/Lyme disease is not a big problem in the United States.+The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's website [[https://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_tickremoval.htm|information on tick removal]] is surprisingly brief and reassuring. Perhaps this reflects their official stance the borreliosis/Lyme disease is not a big problem in the United States.
  
 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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 ===== Additional information ===== ===== Additional information =====
  
-Human Tick-Borne Diseases in Australia.  (({{pubmed>long:30746341}}))+Human Tick-Borne Diseases in Australia.  (({{pmid>long:30746341}}))
 <blockquote>Six ticks, including Amblyomma triguttatum, Bothriocroton hydrosauri, Haemaphysalis novaeguineae, Ixodes cornuatus, Ixodes holocyclus, and Ixodes tasmani may transmit Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia australis, Rickettsia honei, or Rickettsia honei subsp. marmionii.  <blockquote>Six ticks, including Amblyomma triguttatum, Bothriocroton hydrosauri, Haemaphysalis novaeguineae, Ixodes cornuatus, Ixodes holocyclus, and Ixodes tasmani may transmit Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia australis, Rickettsia honei, or Rickettsia honei subsp. marmionii. 
  
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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).</blockquote> 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).</blockquote>
  
-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.   (({{pubmed>long:28693553}})) +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.   (({{pmid>long:28693553}})) 
  
-  * [[http://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/453519|10 Days of Doxycycline Sufficient for Early Lyme Disease]] – Medscape article (free registration required)+  * [[https://www.medscape.org/viewarticle/453519|10 Days of Doxycycline Sufficient for Early Lyme Disease]] – Medscape article (free registration required)
  
 {{tag>Lyme_disease Special_issues special }} {{tag>Lyme_disease Special_issues special }}
  
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 ===== Notes and comments ===== ===== Notes and comments =====
  
   * Legacy content   * Legacy content
-    * http://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=3139&forum_id=37&jump_to=30954#p30954 s218 +    * https://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=3139&forum_id=37&jump_to=30954#p30954 s218 
-    * http://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=3139&forum_id=37&jump_to=46252#p46252 s242+    * https://www.marshallprotocol.com/view_topic.php?id=3139&forum_id=37&jump_to=46252#p46252 s242
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   * Instructions for MP patients need tech clarification to set forth two categories of MP patients - 1) those who should take 100mg of mino twice a day (with Benicar? discontinue any other MP antibiotics?), and 2) those who should do nothing different than continue with their regular MP antibiotics. --- //Joe Trunk 2008/11/28 23:34//   * Instructions for MP patients need tech clarification to set forth two categories of MP patients - 1) those who should take 100mg of mino twice a day (with Benicar? discontinue any other MP antibiotics?), and 2) those who should do nothing different than continue with their regular MP antibiotics. --- //Joe Trunk 2008/11/28 23:34//
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-===== References =====+===== References =====</nodisp> 
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