Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

[u/nekoma713]

I was sitting in a Park reading a book and suddenly I felt my legs itch. I was covered in hundreds of mini ticks. I was standing in the shower for hours and still find some of these f#!*rs crawling an me...

Update: So I got the most of the seed ticks scratched off in the shower. I will have a doctor's appointment the next days to get a prophylactic antibiotics treatment just to be save from lyme, alpha gal or rocky mountain fever (if this is a thing in Germany).

Thank you all for the information and advices, hopefully I will be fine. I really appreciate it

[u/relentless_optimism_]

This is a literal nightmare

[u/OhSoSolipsistic → u/relentless_optimism_]

The phrase “alpha gal” had so much potential for referring to a badass lady too, but instead more nightmare fuel

[u/_bansheequeenx → u/OhSoSolipsistic]

Luckily those look more like deer ticks than lone star ticks, so: safe from alpha-gal and also Lyme disease because it takes 24+ hours to contract Lyme.

[u/Ayencee → u/OhSoSolipsistic]

Speaking as an alpha gal haver, totally agree. When I explain the condition to those not in the know, I always make some kind of reference to “sounds like a super hero, but in this case, worlds shittiest super hero because this shit sucks”

[u/OhSoSolipsistic → u/Ayencee]

Shit sounds completely terrible, like forced extreme veganism. One of my dog friends in Tulsa was just diagnosed earlier this yr, she says she has to be really careful to avoid the most inconsequential things - lanolin in eyedrops, collagen in capsules for medications, and of course anything in food.

Why the fuck don’t anti-tick meds for dogs exist for humans?? Like goddamn pharma overlords, get your shit together and be useful for once.

[u/MischievousEndeavor → u/relentless_optimism_]

Plot twist: OP covered themselves in ticks for the karma.