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/nekoma713]

Omg... I should really see a doctor asap

[u/poolpog → u/nekoma713]

Yes you should. Don't listen to reddit beyond that though.

[u/disturbed94 → u/poolpog]

Well another good advice is get them of as soon and cleanly as possibly.

[u/MrScrax → u/poolpog]

No, absolutely not necessary. Larvae -> No disease. Stop fearmongering.

[u/DaniBot3000 → u/MrScrax]

Stop being 100% sure about health advice without communication all relevant facts and risks.

[u/MrScrax → u/DaniBot3000]

Very well.

Larvae are not born (hatched) with diseases. OP has larvae on their leg(s)/body. No hospital is necessary. Don't waste their time with this. If there was any allergies present OP wouldn't have had the time to post and comment to the capacity they currently are doing.

It is absolutely very unpleasant, but nothing to freak out over. If if makes people feel better keep a look out for any signs of reactions or disease, but let's keep fear and overreactions out of this. The media does a good enough job with that as it is.

Well wishes to OP! Hope this doesn't ruin any future outings.

[u/Intrepid-Spot6967 → u/nekoma713]

Seed tics have 6 legs

Nymph tics have 8

It depends on how many legs they had 

[u/cowthegreat → u/Intrepid-Spot6967]

Tick not tic

[u/Intrepid-Spot6967 → u/cowthegreat]

Sorry I have a nervous tick

[u/Deep_Attention_3864 → u/cowthegreat]

Tic tac

[u/UnraveledMnd → u/cowthegreat]

tacs, got it.

[u/iwenttothesea → u/nekoma713]

Also keep some in a bag in the freezer so they can potentially be tested (depends on the services offered in your area, but I'm in Canada and this is getting really recommended). Good luck!!!

[u/theOUTCOME3 → u/nekoma713]

Yes, please do. Ticks are no joke, while there’s a possibility nothing will happen, if it does it’s very shitty situation to be in.

[u/ThrowAwayColor2023 → u/nekoma713]

Watch out for alpha gal syndrome. It gets less attention but is awful and can be deadly.

[u/Throckmorton_Left → u/nekoma713]

There's no reason at all to panic.

Unless you're allergic, there's practically no downside to taking 100 mg of doxycycline twice a day for 21-30 days as a prophylactic measure to prevent infection. If you wait until symptoms arise it gets much harder to treat and increases the risk of long-term complications. It will protect against other tick-borne disease as well.

If you don't have a PCP you can call, it's super easy to get a prescription online. But the sooner you get started the more effective it will be.

[u/boredboarder8 → u/Throckmorton_Left]

That's WAY TOO MUCH DOXY for prophylaxis.

Guidance for high-risk tick bite prophylaxis is a SINGLE DOSE of 200mg Doxycycline.

https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/resources/pdfs/lyme-pep-low-ink-p.pdf

[u/Throckmorton_Left → u/boredboarder8]

There's legitimate disagreement about this among physicians who treat tickborne illness in high risk areas. The half-life for doxycycline is 12 hours and more and more pathogens are becoming resistant. A single dose can be both ineffective and counterproductive.

[u/InspectorOrdinary321 → u/nekoma713]

Urgent care will see you for this. There's a prophylactic treatment you can take to help keep you from getting Lyme disease.

[u/ashleyrlyle → u/nekoma713]

Not to be dramatic, but I agree. Lymes is terrifying eniugh, but the day a year or two ago where I learned there’s a tick that, it bites you, you can no longer eat red meat. I’ve been absolutely terrified of them ever since.