Re: Fw: New free kid's video on ticks.

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the heads up about the Australian review of the tick awareness game.

My comment is below. As an Aussie I'm trying to break down the ignorance around

Lyme Disease, co-infections & ticks - but it's a hard job!

Resources like this make it a lot easier - so it is great to see that it is

being developed!

Cheers

Nikki

Here's my comment.... (it's awaiting approval)

Ticks can cause Lyme Disease, and other infections & need to be taken seriously.

My daughter was paralysed last year & almost died from Lyme Disease & the

co-infections that came from the same tick bite & I wouldn't wish that on

anyone. Teaching kids ( & adults) to be careful about ticks is important – just

as teaching kids ( & adults) to wear their seatbelt is important (those road

safety ads on TV can be scary too, but their a necessary evil).

Lyme Disease is endemic in the US, and is a growing problem in Australia. If

you've been bitten, make sure you are very CAREFUL how you remove the tick

(don't squeeze the tick & don't put anything on the tick to make it let go – it

causes the tick to inject it's infectious contents into you). Go to your Dr and

get 3 weeks of Doxycycline to prevent getting Lyme Disease & keep an eye out for

symptoms of early Lyme Disease in the future.

The most common age for someone to be infected with Lyme Disease is 5-14 – so

this game seems a good way to teach them about being tick aware whilst enjoying

the outdoors – prevention is better than cure (and being sick for many many

years).

For more information about Lyme Disease & how to safely remove a tick, go here

http://www.lymedisease.org.au or here http://www.lymedisease.org

Nikki

President

Lyme Disease Association of Australia

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> From: Tbdbullseye@... <Tbdbullseye@...>

> Subject: New free kid's video on ticks.

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> Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011, 1:33 PM

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> What do you think of this new video game found on the Lyme Disease Association

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> An Australian critic isn't so sure about it.  Here's a quote: " So if you’re

afraid of your child wandering outside and getting covered with disease carrying

insects, hit up the link below to scare the living hell out of them. " Here is

the whole article. 

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http://www.kotaku.com.au/2011/03/game-will-terrify-your-kids-into-never-going-ou\

tside-again/

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> Have a look at the game here: http://www2.webcastcenter.com/tickgame   and

read the press release on it below.

> Let me know what you (and your kids) thought of it.

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http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/free-online-video-game-for-kids-to-comba\

t-lyme-disease-118355979.html

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> Free Online Video Game for Kids to Combat Lyme Disease

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>  WALL, N.J., March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- When the " red red robin comes

bob-bob bobbin' along, " how safe will your children be? March 20 heralds the

return of spring and the increasing dangers related to tick-borne diseases.

Birds and small mammals such as mice, voles, and squirrels are busily enjoying

spring and bring poppyseed-sized ticks which can transmit Lyme disease into

close proximity to your home.

> Kids want to play outside, however, so you need to find ways to protect them.

The Lyme Disease Association (LDA) and the University of Medicine & Dentistry of

NJ - New Jersey Medical School (UMDNJ) have partnered in that effort and created

a prevention video TickLES (Tick Learning and Education for Schools) and an

interactive video game (Tick Tacklers) for grades 4-8. The video and game will

enable children to understand what a tick is and to recognize a tick attachment

(bite), and children will learn what to do if bitten, the symptoms of Lyme, and

prevention measures.

> LDA President Pat says, " Children ages 5-14 are at the greatest risk of

acquiring Lyme disease so we need to educate them to its dangers. Using the

Internet makes learning fun as kids race to catch the ticks and to hear the

story of Jack's camping trip and the 'vampire' ticks. Parents can learn from it,

too. "

> " Learning should be fun for kids. It's particularly important when it comes to

learning about diseases, " said program designer Concetta Polonsky, a health

educator at UMDNJ. " After watching the TickLES video and pretending to be a

'Tick Tackler,' children are equipped with the knowledge to help protect

themselves from ticks and tick-borne diseases. "

> Acting under the auspices of an Environmental Protection Agency grant, UMDNJ

compiled an expert team to develop the material and make it kid-friendly. LDA

was a project collaborator and is hosting the video and game on its website

http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/, free to all.

> " TickLES " is a new addition to the Lyme in Kids & Schools section of the

website, which offers a variety of educational materials for schools, parents

and children, including the " How a Tick Can Make You Sick " PowerPoint. The New

Jersey-based national Lyme Disease Association, an all-volunteer national

nonprofit 501©(3), dedicated to Lyme disease education, prevention, research,

and patient support, is associated with 43 Lyme organizations nationwide,

working together to make a difference for Lyme patients. LDA-funded studies have

been acknowledged in 22 scientific peer review journals. LDA also offers the

LymeAid 4 Kids program for children without insurance coverage.

> The University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is the nation's

largest free-standing public health sciences university with more than 6,000

students attending the state's three medical schools, its only dental school, a

graduate school of biomedical sciences, a school of health-related professions,

a school of nursing and its only school of public health on five campuses.

> CONTACT INFORMATION: Lyme Disease Association: Pat , 888 366 6611,

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[Guest guest]

Nikki,

Great response but I wonder why the article did not post it. My response posted

soon after I submitted it. (Mine is by " morningchild " ). Is it possible

" Lifehacker " is intimidated by your knowledgable position in the Lyme disease

community in Australia? Ask them what is taking them so long to post your

comment. It's important that they see your excellent argument.

Sent from my iPhone

[Guest guest]

Hi Kaethe

I posted my comment as a reply to your comment & it is visible - lets see if it

lasts. I don't think I'm especially knowledgeable in the Lyme community

worldwide, but in Australia there aren't a lot of us who know about lyme & we're

trying to raise as much awareness as possible.

Cheers

Nikki

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> Nikki,

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> Great response but I wonder why the article did not post it. My response

posted soon after I submitted it. (Mine is by " morningchild " ). Is it

possible " Lifehacker " is intimidated by your knowledgable position in the Lyme

disease community in Australia? Ask them what is taking them so long to post

your comment. It's important that they see your excellent argument.

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> Sent from my iPhone

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[Guest guest]

Nikki <ncoleman@...> wrote:

>Hi Kaethe

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>I posted my comment as a reply to your comment & it is visible - lets see if it

lasts. I don't think I'm especially knowledgeable in the Lyme community

worldwide, but in Australia there aren't a lot of us who know about lyme & we're

trying to raise as much awareness as possible.

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>Cheers

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>Nikki

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>> Nikki,

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>> Great response but I wonder why the article did not post it. My response

posted soon after I submitted it. (Mine is by " morningchild " ). Is it

possible " Lifehacker " is intimidated by your knowledgable position in the Lyme

disease community in Australia? Ask them what is taking them so long to post

your comment. It's important that they see your excellent argument.

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>> Sent from my iPhone

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