Lyme Disease Causes
Spirochete is the name of the bacterium which is the main reason of causing Lyme disease. The main species of spirochete which causes Lyme disease is known as borrelia burgdorferi, this certain species of spirochete is found in ticks. Tick bites are the reason which causes Lyme disease in human body.
In United States ticks which carry the Lyme disease virus are commonly known as deer ticks as they are mostly found on deer bodies. These deer ticks are the adult form of ticks and their bites spreads the Lyme virus in the human body. More than half of the deer ticks contain the Lyme disease virus in their stomach. More than 200 ticks are found on the deer, deer carry ticks and provide them their blood so that they can live and lay their eggs on the deer's body. Deer is a common animal which comes in contact with most humans and this makes human face ticks. Deer is the largest mammal which feeds maximum number of ticks on them. Humans interact with deer's skin and tick mostly bites at that time.
Ticks get infected to this spirochete virus because they feed on other animal's blood. These virus travels from the animals body to the ticks stomach and then through bites it gets transferred to human body.
Ticks who bites different people are in the nymph state, this is the stage of ticks life which is between adulthood and larval. At this stage ticks are very small in size and they are hardly visible. Most of the Lyme disease patients don't remember that when they were bitten by a tick. As soon as the tick bites the human body Lyme virus starts entering the body and effects different organs and glands. Lyme virus is very dangerous and it causes different symptoms in specific areas.
Higher risk rate:
1. Anyone who comes in contact with ticks.
2. Children who age between 5 and 14.
3. Campers
4. Golfers.
5. People who spend their time in outdoor recreation
6. People who work on outdoors.
Medical studies have proved that peoples don't get infected to Lyme disease by food, air or water. There are different cases related to Lyme disease and this according to the research this disease affects severely to the peoples more than 70 years of age. Lyme disease is very much curable but the main problem is that many patients can't recognize this disease so they don't consult the doctors in the early stages.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Lyme Disease Contagious
Lyme Disease Contagious
Lyme disease is a common illness, basically brought about by Borrelia burgdorferi which is a deadly bacterium. This bacterium is commonly found in animals such as mice and deer. The bacterium can be transported to human beings by ixodes ticks which are also known as deer or black-legged ticks. When these ticks bite an infected animal, they pick up the bacterium and then pass it t human bloodstream on biting them.
Lyme disease can affect different body systems such as the nervous system, skin and heart. The symptoms occur in three stages, the first of which is a small rounded rash which occurs within one to two weeks of infection. The rash has a distinct appearance. It may be warm to touch but is generally not itchy.
Because of the relative difficulty with which it is to spot the disease, it is important that you look out for the slightest sign. It is very easy to forget about bite of tick, and a lot of people who contract this disease always cannot even remember when they were bitten by the tick. However, most tick bites do not result in the contraction of Lyme disease.
The question of whether or not Lyme disease is contagious has been the subject of debate for a long time with a section of experts claiming it is contagious while others holed it is not. However, many experts tend to aver that Lyme disease never contagious. This is because, they say, and that the ticks have to find a way of moving from one person to the next as they do not usually hang out in the body fluids. These ticks prefer to be in the tissues. Studies have also shown that transfer through placenta in the blood to new tissues is the most common way of moving.
Another thing is that the bacteria heavily depend on their ability to “re-assemble” their external protein coating to match that of human beings so as to avoid detection by the new host’s immune system. This they can only manage while they are in your blood in inside a deer tick before leaving the tick and entering the bite area. But they lose this opportunity during direct transfer through body fluids for example in the saliva during kissing. This is the reason why scientists believe that a second individual cannot be affected this way.
Lyme disease is not in the least bit contagious.
Lyme disease is a common illness, basically brought about by Borrelia burgdorferi which is a deadly bacterium. This bacterium is commonly found in animals such as mice and deer. The bacterium can be transported to human beings by ixodes ticks which are also known as deer or black-legged ticks. When these ticks bite an infected animal, they pick up the bacterium and then pass it t human bloodstream on biting them.
Lyme disease can affect different body systems such as the nervous system, skin and heart. The symptoms occur in three stages, the first of which is a small rounded rash which occurs within one to two weeks of infection. The rash has a distinct appearance. It may be warm to touch but is generally not itchy.
Because of the relative difficulty with which it is to spot the disease, it is important that you look out for the slightest sign. It is very easy to forget about bite of tick, and a lot of people who contract this disease always cannot even remember when they were bitten by the tick. However, most tick bites do not result in the contraction of Lyme disease.
The question of whether or not Lyme disease is contagious has been the subject of debate for a long time with a section of experts claiming it is contagious while others holed it is not. However, many experts tend to aver that Lyme disease never contagious. This is because, they say, and that the ticks have to find a way of moving from one person to the next as they do not usually hang out in the body fluids. These ticks prefer to be in the tissues. Studies have also shown that transfer through placenta in the blood to new tissues is the most common way of moving.
Another thing is that the bacteria heavily depend on their ability to “re-assemble” their external protein coating to match that of human beings so as to avoid detection by the new host’s immune system. This they can only manage while they are in your blood in inside a deer tick before leaving the tick and entering the bite area. But they lose this opportunity during direct transfer through body fluids for example in the saliva during kissing. This is the reason why scientists believe that a second individual cannot be affected this way.
Lyme disease is not in the least bit contagious.
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