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To: Bob434

Interesting because I just heard that they’re now saying it takes closer to 36 hours.

Also, the nymphs are only infected 25% of the time where adults are 50%, but the nymphs transmit more Lyme because they are far harder to see so aren’t removed as often.


37 posted on 08/05/2025 5:54:08 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus….)
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To: metmom

yeah the times keep goign back and forth- i think the shorter time is because the process of the bacteria movign to the mouth parts, which is what takes so long on a tick, has already begun if they have just fed on something else-


45 posted on 08/06/2025 8:28:19 AM PDT by Bob434 (Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana)
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