Lyme Disease - Tick Zone Metal Print

metal prints nature animal sign richard reeve tick deer tick lyme disease ixodes scapularis borrelia burgdorferi arthropod arachnid parasite vector bullseye

digital art nature animal sign richard reeve tick deer tick lyme disease ixodes scapularis borrelia burgdorferi arthropod arachnid parasite vector bullseye

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Lyme Disease - Tick Zone - Richard Reeve

Tiny little ticks abound in the long grass in many parts of the world. The deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, is one of these that is prevalent around my home. This little beast can sometimes inject its package of the spirochete, Borellia burgdorferi, into an unsuspecting mammal. If that mammal is a human being then you may just be unlucky enough to develop Lyme Disease.
Antibiotic treatment is available if it is caught soon enough but repeated infections are possible and long term effects can be debilitating. This series of graphic art posters were inspired (if that is the correct term) by my two confirmed infections to date..

I am a visual story teller based in southern Pennsylvania, USA. My imagery is inspired from everyday objects and situations and is sometimes exhibited and sold at the Bradford Avenue Galleries (Allinson Gallery and Huston Gallery) at Chester County Art Association, in addition to this online store. My work has also been exhibited at Panorama XXL, Rouen, France and the Cincinnati Museum Center, Cincinnati, USA. I have over 1,800 images available in a variety of sizes, mediums and products. I hope you will find something that inspires you, amuses you, makes you think, smile, frown, or perhaps just scratch your head. Go on, dive in... and for those of you who do so, I offer a big thank you for looking through my window on the...