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Dear /an/,

I just went on a field trip with my Geography class at the university to a state park. However, I seem to itch like crazy, and I didn't go off the trail or anything (although we were in the woods), so I don't think I caught fleas.

Have any of you experienced this?
>> Anonymous
Probably got poison ivy/oak or syphilis.
>> Anonymous
>>125606I didn't go off the trail or anything

Seriously, I just itch, like something's biting me. And no, I don't have syphilis, or I wouldn't be in 4chan so damn much.
>> Anonymous
>>125611
It could be a tick or mosquito bites...or syphilis. :/
>> Anonymous
>>125616
Dammit, I hate you.

No syphilis is involved.
>> Anonymous
might be syphilis
>> Anonymous
have the local vet check you for ticks
>> Anonymous
Don't you know that most syphilis contractions occur in state parks? Don't let the government and those crazy Christians let you believe it's from sex.
>> Anonymous
>>125606
Its a tick. Trust me. After going out in the bush with any types of trees above you, you will almost always have 1 or 2 ticks on you. Just check your skin really closely for the little bloodsucking bastard. When found, either put some kind of really thick cream/wax on it to suffocate it, soak it in dettol, or do it the old fashioned way, with a match.
>> Anonymous
>>125640
no no, he has to go to the vet to have the ticks removed! call for an appointment first thing in the morning.
>> Anonymous
>>125640
Ticks in Texas? I'm talking about like little mites crawling all over me feeling, not a huge cancerous bump.
>> Anonymous
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>>125644
>> Anonymous
Any more help?>>125640seems to be the only one.
>> Anonymous
>>125645
They can be pretty small. If you get one of the diseases they cause from being on you for too long you can itch all over.
>> Anonymous
>>125650
But I've just gone this morning...
>> Anonymous
>>125652
How many hours since the trip?
>> Anonymous
Sounds like chiggers.

Take a hot bath and apply antiseptic to any welts.

It'll take a few days before it stops itching.
>> Anonymous
>>125653
From 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Again, I didn't stray off the trail, and generally avoided vegetation. Hell, I was basically wearing all white, and no one noticed anything (about 40 people went on the trip).

I've taken a shower, and didn't notice anything protruding. Most of the general itchiness is gone now though, but now that you've mentioned ticks, I'm afraid that they might still be on my clothes.
>> Anonymous
>>125658

Burn the clothes, then call the vet to have the tics removed from your body. They will probably attach themselves around the scrotum area.
>> Anonymous
>>125658
You will notice them on white clothes. Just put them through a hot cycle. It will kill them if there were any. Get someone to check your back, and make sure you check armpits/crotch/in between toes/thighs. They will like anywhere dark warm and moist.
>> Anonymous
>>125663
A vet? Wtf? You can take them off yourself like I said in>>125640
>> Anonymous
>>125668
Do you really want to kill the young man? Only a trained vet knows how to accurately remove a tick. If the boy does it himself, then the head of the tick will break off and remain under the skin where it will cause severe infection. Only a vet has the tools needed for the job.
>> Anonymous
It's the arms and legs mostly. I mean, my nuts don't itch.

I'm going with chiggers for now.
>> Anonymous
Easy solution: Napalm.
Difficult solution: Patchouli.

Apply liberally on legs, arms.
>> Anonymous
>>125670
Sigh. I live in Australia, and go bushwalking all the time. Taking a tick off yourself is trivial, you just have to kill it before you attempt to take it off.
>> Anonymous
>>125675
You're out of line, mister. I could contact the authorities and tell them you are encouraging a young man to potentially kill himself.

OP: Son, listen to me. Call the vet ASAP, this is serious business.
>> Anonymous
Damn /b/ tards all over this place.
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>> Anonymous
>>125627
>>125640
>>125644
>>125663
>>125670
>>125673
>>125675

All incorrect. You can remove a tick yourself perfectly well, but you shouldn't use any of the methods listed. The napalm/petroleum jelly/cream/wax method is very unreliable and can cause the tick to go deeper. The match method makes the tick regurgitate which increases the likelyhood of infection. There is no need to kill the tick before you remove it since any attempt to kill it will most likely just make it either go deeper or regurgitate.

The proper way to remove a tick is to grasp it by the head or as close to the head as possible with a pair of tweezers and gently and slowly pull it out in a straight line. Do not squeeze the body or pull from the body. Do not twist or work it back and forth. If the head tears off and remains in your skin, you will have to remove it or it is likely to cause an infection.
>> Anonymous
>>125685
Are you serious? Killing a tick is always better than trying to pull it out WHILE ALIVE.
>> Anonymous
>>125670
Where the hell do YOU live? Innercity New York? You think every person living down here in the South rushes to a Vet to get a tick removed? We have plenty.

It's not that big a deal even if you fuck it up. Singe it, smother it with nail polish, tweezer it out, whatever. If the head stays in, then dig it out.

We aren't setting broken bones here.

All in all listen to the Aussie.
>> Anonymous
What kind of moron goes to a vet for ticks? Even if they are better at finding ticks, humans aren't hairy anyway, so it's overkill. Besides, they can't give you any drugs for the infection.
>> Anonymous
It's McKinnley State Park in Austin, TX. I didn't go off the trail, and the instances that I walked on grass was next to the visitor centre.
>> Anonymous
>>125692
*McKinney Falls
>> Anonymous
>>125680
>>125670
>>125663
>>125644
>>125627
Troll.
>> Anonymous
Any more suggestions? Minus the troll.
>> Anonymous
>>125692
They usually fall from trees, bushes, whatever an animal(including a human) is likely to brush against.
>> Anonymous
>>125698
Have a looooong *hot* bath. If it is a tick your likely to kill it this way and have it fall off by itself, if its not whatever contaminant (probably sap/residue from a tree) you have on your skin will wash away.
>> Anonymous
I avoided the vegetation to the best of my ability, though.
>> Anonymous
Hey, I SAID it was probably a tick or syphilis. I don't know why the OP was so quick to dismiss me.
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you have aids. not really, you probably have poison ivy, oak, or sumac, if you start getting a rash, then I recommend you get some Zanfel, that stuff works miracles. However you dont get a rash you could just be allergic to grass, sometimes I get really itchy when I roll around in the grass or walk through bushes
>> Anonymous
>>125611
>>125624
Twice I said no syphilis. And I probably would've noticed the itching sooner, NOT TODAY.
>> Anonymous
>>125778
They mean you got syphilis TODAY!

Did your mom sign the permission slip? Let's hope not, beause your school gave you syphilis and you should sue them!
>> Anonymous
>>125781

>>125606I just went on a field trip with my Geography class at the UNIVERSITY

I'm in college, not Billy Joe's School for Mentally Handicapped Children like you, troll.
>> Anonymous
OP here. Okay so I called the vet, and I'm going there first thing in the morning.

I'll let you know how it went. Thanks /an/.
>> Anonymous
>>125785
You're welcome. We are always here to help. :)
>> Anonymous
I'm the OP.>>125785is a furfag troll.
>> Anonymous
>>125801
I thing YOU'RE the furfag, going to a freaking vet and all. Make sure he spays you while you're there. And don't forget your shot!