MEDICAL ADVISORY TO ALL TROOPS -LYMNE DISEASE

Officers, ladies and friends of the Muddy River Battalion:

INPORTANT MEDICAL INFORMATION PLEASE READ

Before the SOC event I spoke with my personnal physician in Gladstone, Mo. We spoke at length about the ticks that I knew were going to be a huge problem at the event. TICKS proved to be a much greater problem than I had envisioned!

Since I had identified three varieties of ticks on site by just walking back and around the Federal camp areas before the event began he advised me, as he did after the Cole Camp event, to come see him after the event if I had any "Ticks" embedded. I had a couple, but others had between 5-70 + ticks. The larger number being in the OUTPOST Camps.

I was told that, as a percaution, if I had any embed themselves he would perscribe a medication that the CDC recommended in their Lyme Disease Brochure. You can find this brochure at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm .

This brochure is also in the LINKS section of MUDDYRIVERBATTALIONMEDICAL site and has been there since before the COLE CAMP EVENT of two years ago.

The medication he perscribed was DOXYCYCLINE 100 mg twice daily. This medication is on Wal-Mart's and Hy-Vee's $4.00 perscription list. This medication is used to combat Lymne disease if contracted and is used as a deterrant to this and other tick borne diseases.

I'm not telling you what to do, but if you had ticks embedded in you, and it only takes one to infect you with Lymne and other tick borne diseases, I would call your physician or go to a clinic and tell the doctor how many ticks you had embedded and let him or her help you make a decision.

Remember an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Please read the Lymne Disease brochure located in LINKS section 0f the MUDDYRIVERMEDICAL yahoo group.


YOS,

Capt Powers Battalion Surgeon