Denial - Lime Disease:

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Several years ago I was clearing some of our property and got a tick bite on my arm. It  looked like the one in the photo below. I went in the urgent care and the doctor gave me an Rx for a strong antibiotic. I then saw my doctor who said there was no lime disease in Colorado. I had also taken one of our dogs in to the  vet who also said there was no lime disease in Colorado. When I went to fill my Rx there was a man in the waiting room who said his neighbor had contracted lime disease here in Colorado and she was really crippled with it. She was told there is no lime disease in Colorado too. 

I was told several times that what I had was Rocky Mountain  Spotted Fever which is in the photo below.  What I had was a ring on my arm and nothing like the photo below. I still don't understand why officially those in charge deny there is lime disease in Colorado. Saying it does not exist here is outright deception. 

We had a grey wolf one time right at our back door looking in and when I called the ranger I was told there are no wolves in Colorado. I am familiar enough with wolves to recognize  them. What we saw was clearly a wolf. Again why deny it as New Mexico has them and acknowledge them. We are not that far from New Mexico and I doubt  the wolves know where the border is or could care less. Others have also seen wolves in our area. Again denial instead of owning up to the truth. 

I later learned that if they admit we have wolves in Colorado they have to develop a comprehensive plan to protect them so they just  deny they exist.. Personally I find this way of dealing with things like lime disease, wolves and other issues troubling.