The ticks are so terrible this year in Missouri. It's not clear if we have proper Lyme disease here. They call it "Lyme-like" diseases. It's relatively uncommon, still, I think. Lyme disease hasn't been isolated here in a replicated study.

I sure am glad of this. I'd never go in the woods (brambles) if that were the case.

I'm also glad you can't get any diseases from the chiggers. Damn those chiggers.