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There are lots of reasons you might not want to be a vampire: long nights, no beach time, the very limited wardrobe. But the worst part might be the diet, since blood is a problem-packed food source.

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Teufelchen

Why can't I tell my immune system to attack a tick if I see it? That's something I've been wondering since my childhood. Why do I sometimes see an injury / infection / parasite but my immune system does not? Why can't I just tell it to fight what I see and recognise as a threat? 🧐

minuteearth

O o f, good question! I guess one of the problems is that ticks have specialized on evasion that it's hard to work against it. There is no vaccine against Lyme anymore either. Apparently it used to exist but it's discontinued due to lack of demand.