Sweat vs. Ticks: Protections from Lyme Disease

Can your sweat protect you from Lyme disease? In this video, Alex Dainis explains how studies have shown that there is a specific protein, called SCBG1D2, found in sweat that might determine whether or not someone gets Lyme disease. In studies in mice, it was shown that one version of the SCBG1D2 protein inhibited growth of Borrelia burgdoferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, while another version did not. Researchers are looking into how this protein could be used to prevent this debilitating disease, which can cause fatigue, fever, joint pain, rashes, and muscle weakness. In the meantime, don’t forget to perform a tick check after venturing outdoors!
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[@sweetsandcharades8383]

Mosquitoes! Why do they love some people and ignore others and why does it sometimes change over the years? (Or is that just a myth?)

[@drosophilamelanogaster3121]

I heared on a science youtube channel that they prefere people with group A blood for some reason

[@twilit]

mosquitos swarm and bite my husband but leave me alone right next to him. other biting insects too once we were at a beach and he was devoured by some kind of sand flea but i had zero bites. i have type O note sure if that’s why.

[@cousinjake7986]

I don't get hangovers, and my 23&me says I have a gene that keeps it from happening. Id love to hear more about that.

[@indigobunting2431]

I have Lyme disease and it is terruble, even years later.

[@KATHIESHOES]

Unfortunately, I have tick neighbors!! The downside of living surrounded by woodlands😮

[@museumofscience]

Oh no! Stay safe this tick season!

[@charleslundy7545]

They don't tell you in school how important having a partner is. No child left behind, but high quality parents not on drugs is assumed by education standards.
Partners are so often needed. From building things to bug checks.

[@sandhanitizer15]

Didn't know where this comment was going

[@alex_sunflower-fq1nf]

bruh as someone with lyme disease I now am dying to know which type I am

[@Sarcasmarkus]

Do a tick check on every stop on your hike, they're easier to find before the crawl very far and you're more likely to find them before they bite.

[@museumofscience]

Great safety tip!

[@Questofthenight]

That’s extremely messed up that in 2024 we’re still doing cruel experiments on animals.

[@orangenostril]

What's the alternative here? The potential benefit here is _huge._ Lyme disease is horrible and never goes away

[@oeliamoya9796]

I love her eyebrows. I spend so much time trying to shape mine like hers but never get that taper right. /Jealous

[@Curiosity-0-0-000]

Curious...

[@museumofscience]

Curious and curiouser...

[@tjoy8082]

I was eating !!!!