Great thread and interesting, too.

I'm one of those unlucky ones.

Got flattened by tickbite fever in Zululand many years ago. Friends said count the days to 14 and wait for your head to explode. 14, 13, 12....3, 2, 1.....Ka-BOOM! They were right on the money. LOL.

Then West Nile 11 years ago which erupted while on a trip to Jasper, Canada, then last summer a local tick got me in the upper inside thigh. I hike a lot and missed one, evidently... Big ole infected spot took antibiotics to knock out.

Ticks and skeeters...Buggers all!!