United Airlines: Ticks on a plane!

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As someone who has been fighting chronic Lyme for nearly 3 years now, I find this article's tone completely inappropriate and appreciate the actions taken by United. Lyme disease is a rapidly expanding disease where the true transmissions of it are not limited to purely deer ticks and all modes of transmission are not yet known. A small step like this is well worth the time that people have to lost to prevent dealing with Lyme disease or one of the many other infections ticks can carry.

7-10-2008 @ 5:05AM

jeff.gadling said...

Dear "A,"

I'm betting that the scores of passengers significantly delayed in this incident probably at one point or another thought to themselves, "all this because of a tick!" Let's face it, we think of significant airline delays in terms of mechanical foul-ups, not something the size of a match head. That being said, I certainly did not mean for my breezy tone here to cause offense to those out there suffering the very real and serious effects of Lyme Disease. If I have, I apologize.

Best,
Jeff

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