I know for example: there was a guy who got bitten by a tick in Australia and yet doctors still think “nothing is wrong” just because Australia doesn’t recognize Lyme Disease since their argument is “no scientific proof that ticks in our country transmit the bacteria” which sounds stupid when there are cases of people having Lyme Disease there.
And he’s not the only one: as a woman shared the symptoms he had, but Australia FOR SOME reason is still in denial as their counterargument sticks on “NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT OUR TICKS HAVE IT” so she spent money on getting the results in another country where Lyme Disease is officially recognized paid from her own pocket.
In comparison:
- is Lyme Disease recognized in the United States?
- If so, how common is it amongst the population?
Reminds me of when i learned about that nasty Sardinian maggot cheese and the wiki has a throwaway line about “no cases of pseudomyiasis (when maggots survive your digestive system and Cause Problems) has been linked to the cheese” and someone used that to tell me that it’s safe and it’s like. The same species has been known to cause cases. Eating them on a fucking nasty cheese isn’t going to magically make that not happen! Just because there hasn’t been a nerd paid to do a study to establish a link doesn’t mean it’s safe to eat the maggots!