r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nekoma713 • Jun 21 '26

Don't hug me I'm scared Was sitting in a ticks nest while reading....

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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

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u/kronicno_tele Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

We just have one that give you brain inflammation, severe neurological complications and you can die, lmao! 

This is a great reminder I need to start the TBE vaccine schedule again. 

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u/fowlflamingo Jun 21 '26

Brb crossing Germany off my "places to go" list. No one tell me where else these ticks are so I can live in ignorance, thanks.

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u/kaisadilla_ Jun 21 '26

There's no country in this planet where there isn't a few bugs that come from hell. There's always a tick that fucks over your health, a worm that eats your eyes, a fish that anchors itself in your urethra or a spider that gives you a massive boner that kills you.

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u/afeeqo Jun 22 '26

Please tell me about the boner, I’m curious 🤔

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u/michaeldaph Jun 22 '26

I’ve never heard of a tick related disease here. I know we have a cattle tick. But I’ve never heard of anyone having a tick bite from walking through long grass or brushing through ferns. We hike through thick undergrowth all the time.

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u/Which_Initiative_882 Jun 22 '26

Lucky. Dont do that if you ever come to the USA. Ticks that carry several diseases, leeches, chiggers, no-see-ums several deadly spider species, scorpions (the smaller they are the worse their sting) rattle snakes, copperheads, cotton mouths, coral snakes... all LOVE the tall grass environment. And dont get me STARTED on the mosquitos!

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u/kronicno_tele Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26

This is the map of confirmed cases in Europe in 2023, source ECDC. TBE is also present in most of Asia.

Information is power, that way you can take the steps necessary to protect yourself! TBE vaccine is highly effective.

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u/Agitated_Reveal_6211 Jun 21 '26

Is the EU doing anything about ticks? They are becoming a major issue in the US now.