I believe that history will judge the tick-borne disease outbreak that began in 1968 as one of the worst public health failures of the last century. In the beginning, we were slow to recognize the triple threat. A situation that is now out of control, spreading far and wide, could’ve been contained with an early intervention of tick-control projects and a public education campaign.
The myopic focus on only of the tick diseases, Lyme disease, has led to treatment delays and fatalities in patients with serious mixed infections.
Bitten by Kris Newby, p. 249
Out of Babel Books 
How is it terrifying or frustrating? I’m not a mind reader…
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An incompetent, malicious, and apathetic Big Brother is both frightening and frustrating.
Plus, Lymes and spirochetes are scary.
Plus, it’s frustrating because not only was this preventable, but arguably, it is in fact no longer the biggest public-health scandal in living memory. Although, I guess, it is still the biggest one in the 20th century.
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Thanks, that was what I was looking for 🙂
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The competition is, indeed, fierce…
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