Ticks And Lyme Disease
When it comes to prevention and management of diseases, knowledge is precious. It is important to know about ticks and Lyme disease for those people who rear dogs.
In Lyme disease, the risk of infection is usually higher in some regions than others. It is important to know about the area one lives, and about the ticks and Lyme disease in the area. Dog ticks have been reported to be the common carriers of Lyme disease.
Often, deer ticks and Lyme disease have been found to be synonymous in most parts of the world. It is therefore equally important to know about the types of ticks prevalent in an area.
To be in a better position to prevent ticks and Lyme disease in general, it is vital to maintain tick-free dogs by regular washing and treatment of dogs. When the tick bites the dog and attaches itself to the dog for about twelve hours or more, there is a high risk of infection. Therefore, if the tick is found and removed early (before twelve hours elapse), one is sure to eliminate the risk of Lyme disease infection.
To know if a dog has been bitten and infected, it is important to take tests. The common test is an antibody test. However, this test can be tricky since previous exposure to infected ticks and Lyme disease would show a positive result, which could not be a true representation of facts. All in all, for precaution, it is advisable to administer antibiotics if the test turns positive.
The symptoms to be watched out for in dogs that have been exposed to ticks and Lyme disease include limping in dogs, sluggishness or lack of appetite. If these symptoms are portrayed by your dog, it is wise to consult a veterinary doctor. These are possible indications that the dog might have Lyme disease, though it is also possible that they may be a sign of something totally different. If any of these symptoms is noticed, the best thing to do is to visit a veterinary doctor.
It is also a good precaution to perform regular checks on the dog to find out whether the dog has ticks, and eliminate them quickly. The higher the exposure a dog has to ticks, the higher the risk it has to Lyme disease, and by extension the more risky it is to human beings.
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Neurological Lyme Disease
Neurological Lyme Disease
Usually, the victim of neurological Lyme disease develops a rash on the spot where the tick bites. The rash is sometimes very painful and too sensitive to touch. The rash may vary in size, shape and color, but the common characteristic is that it often is a red ring with a clear centre, like a bull's eye.
In other instances, the rash may not develop. Here, it becomes difficult to diagnose, because its signs and symptoms are similar to those of many other conditions. About a week after the tick bite, the first stage of Lyme disease exhibits flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, headaches, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, muscle and joint pains.
Neurological Lyme disease is often common with the second stage of the disease. In this stage, the patient experiences numbness, weakness, pain, paralysis of the facial muscles, visual problems. Other symptoms are fever, stiff neck and severe headache. Other problems which may follow include loss of concentration, memory and sleep disorders, irritability and nerve damage in the arms and legs.
This disease, including the neurological phase, is treated with antibiotics with the supervision of a doctor. Most patients respond well to antibiotics and gain full recovery. However, in some patients, symptoms may persist making it necessary for additional antibiotic treatment. Damage of joints or nervous system damage may develop in serious cases of neurological Lyme disease.
Joint or nervous system damage may be varied in extent, and in some cases, individuals may even die from neurological Lyme disease and its complications.
The diagnosis of the disease, including the neurological stage can be done by use of an Elisa antibody test. Positive results would indicate the presence of Lyme disease. There are occasions where people without Lyme disease, whether in the early stages or the neurological Lyme disease stage, may show positive results to the Elisa test. This is a false positive, which is due to other conditions such as syphilis, HIV and so on.
The Elisa test is normally unreliable during first weeks of infection. However, if treated early with antibiotics, the patient can recover. The more reliable test is the Western Blot Test, which is more specific, and is only resorted to when a patient records positive results for the Elisa test. It is used as a confirmatory test, and if it turns positive, it confirms presence of the disease, including neurological Lyme disease.
Usually, the victim of neurological Lyme disease develops a rash on the spot where the tick bites. The rash is sometimes very painful and too sensitive to touch. The rash may vary in size, shape and color, but the common characteristic is that it often is a red ring with a clear centre, like a bull's eye.
In other instances, the rash may not develop. Here, it becomes difficult to diagnose, because its signs and symptoms are similar to those of many other conditions. About a week after the tick bite, the first stage of Lyme disease exhibits flu-like symptoms including fever, chills, headaches, swollen lymph nodes, fatigue, muscle and joint pains.
Neurological Lyme disease is often common with the second stage of the disease. In this stage, the patient experiences numbness, weakness, pain, paralysis of the facial muscles, visual problems. Other symptoms are fever, stiff neck and severe headache. Other problems which may follow include loss of concentration, memory and sleep disorders, irritability and nerve damage in the arms and legs.
This disease, including the neurological phase, is treated with antibiotics with the supervision of a doctor. Most patients respond well to antibiotics and gain full recovery. However, in some patients, symptoms may persist making it necessary for additional antibiotic treatment. Damage of joints or nervous system damage may develop in serious cases of neurological Lyme disease.
Joint or nervous system damage may be varied in extent, and in some cases, individuals may even die from neurological Lyme disease and its complications.
The diagnosis of the disease, including the neurological stage can be done by use of an Elisa antibody test. Positive results would indicate the presence of Lyme disease. There are occasions where people without Lyme disease, whether in the early stages or the neurological Lyme disease stage, may show positive results to the Elisa test. This is a false positive, which is due to other conditions such as syphilis, HIV and so on.
The Elisa test is normally unreliable during first weeks of infection. However, if treated early with antibiotics, the patient can recover. The more reliable test is the Western Blot Test, which is more specific, and is only resorted to when a patient records positive results for the Elisa test. It is used as a confirmatory test, and if it turns positive, it confirms presence of the disease, including neurological Lyme disease.
Lyme Disease Vaccine
Lyme Disease Vaccine
Many people, most of them members of advocacy groups, believe that poor sales is not the reason GlaxoSmithKline withdrew a Lyme vaccine from the market. Researchers are convinced that there are much more complicated reasons why LYMErix was pulled out of the world market.
Research for another vaccine is ongoing. Currently, no Lyme disease vaccine is available in the market. It is important for a good prevention mechanism to be adopted especially bearing in mind that many reservations were expressed on the previous vaccines. Many advocacy groups are warning against hype that might be mistaken by many people as implying that a new vaccine has been invented.
As the search for a new Lyme disease vaccine continues, new tests are being introduced into the medical field to make it easier for doctors to make diagnoses of the dreaded disease. Durland Fish, a Yale entomologist insists that the decision by GlaxoSmithKline to withdraw the vaccine did not make life any easier for doctors; that medical practitioners were left with very few tools with which to fight this disease; that today, patients are more worried than ever before.
The vaccine has triggered lawsuits, with some patients saying that it causes arthritis and has very many other side effects. Lyme disease causes symptoms similar to those of flu. It also causes aches and fatigue. It is transmitted through a bite from an infected tick. Antibiotics treat the condition very successfully. If it is not treated early, the disease can metamorphose into arthritis. Sometimes the condition can over time lead to neurological and cardiovascular problems.
Every year, 15,000 new Lyme disease cases are reported. At the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, collaboration between scientists has resulted into the development of a vaccine that can protect people from the disease without triggering any side effects. This genetically engineered vaccine has been able to produce excellent results in animals. Before it can be released into the market, human testing must be done first.
The scientists behind the research that produced the vaccine are optimistic that it will do well in Europe, Asia and even the US. The concerns similar to those that had been raised earlier will not occur. Effective vaccine, Fish adds, might prove very elusive in the near future since people might remain reluctant on seeking protection against a disease that can be completely treated. People might reason that the risk of using a vaccines not working is not worth taking.
Many people, most of them members of advocacy groups, believe that poor sales is not the reason GlaxoSmithKline withdrew a Lyme vaccine from the market. Researchers are convinced that there are much more complicated reasons why LYMErix was pulled out of the world market.
Research for another vaccine is ongoing. Currently, no Lyme disease vaccine is available in the market. It is important for a good prevention mechanism to be adopted especially bearing in mind that many reservations were expressed on the previous vaccines. Many advocacy groups are warning against hype that might be mistaken by many people as implying that a new vaccine has been invented.
As the search for a new Lyme disease vaccine continues, new tests are being introduced into the medical field to make it easier for doctors to make diagnoses of the dreaded disease. Durland Fish, a Yale entomologist insists that the decision by GlaxoSmithKline to withdraw the vaccine did not make life any easier for doctors; that medical practitioners were left with very few tools with which to fight this disease; that today, patients are more worried than ever before.
The vaccine has triggered lawsuits, with some patients saying that it causes arthritis and has very many other side effects. Lyme disease causes symptoms similar to those of flu. It also causes aches and fatigue. It is transmitted through a bite from an infected tick. Antibiotics treat the condition very successfully. If it is not treated early, the disease can metamorphose into arthritis. Sometimes the condition can over time lead to neurological and cardiovascular problems.
Every year, 15,000 new Lyme disease cases are reported. At the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Stony Brook University, collaboration between scientists has resulted into the development of a vaccine that can protect people from the disease without triggering any side effects. This genetically engineered vaccine has been able to produce excellent results in animals. Before it can be released into the market, human testing must be done first.
The scientists behind the research that produced the vaccine are optimistic that it will do well in Europe, Asia and even the US. The concerns similar to those that had been raised earlier will not occur. Effective vaccine, Fish adds, might prove very elusive in the near future since people might remain reluctant on seeking protection against a disease that can be completely treated. People might reason that the risk of using a vaccines not working is not worth taking.
Lyme Disease Natural
Lyme Disease Natural
Lyme disease, also called borreliosis, is basically a highly infectious, vector-borne disease caused the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, mainly carried by ticks. Continuing research has established that it is possible to treat Lyme disease using natural supplements.
Using Lyme disease natural supplements must however be based on a physician's advice and not as a personal prerogative. Inform your doctor if you want to use natural supplements and he or she will best determine the suitability. To begin with, it is ideal if a Lyme disease patient uses an anti-bacterial supplement regimen that have been confirmed as able to kill or at least hinder bacteria. Such supplements include skullcap, licorice and garlic.
Once the above supplements have been taken for several days, the patient should then start taking the natural herbal supplements that can effectively boost and then stimulate the immune system. In this respect, the most effective supplements include Siberian ginseng, Echinacea, B-complex vitamins and Cat's claw. Once the Lyme infection has been noted, the body start warring against it and boosting and or stimulating it further will only enhance its ability to overcome the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium.
With the immunity at a hyperactive state, the patient should then begin taking anti-inflammatory herbal supplements. These must be rich in the phytochemicals. Phytochemicals help in minimizing the inflammation that usually results in most incidences of Lyme disease. The best phytochemicals supplements available currently include Butcher's Broom, Nettle, Devil's claw, Grape seed extract, Cat's claw, White willow bark and the Ginkgo Biloba.
The Lyme diseased is notorious in affecting the nervous system, cognitive faculties and the brain. So the next stage when treating Lyme disease with natural supplements is to boost the healthy functioning of a patient's central nervous system. The best available natural supplements that will get this done include Ginseng, Siberian ginseng St. John's Wort and again, Gingko Biloba. This is important because Lyme disease can be devastating to the nerves and brain, and affects
Finally, the Lyme disease patient is definitely under a lot of pain. To counter this, he or she should take pain-relieving supplements. The most notorious painful symptoms include headaches, recurring migraines, and other muscular tension repercussions. The best available pain reliving supplements include Feverfew, Kudzu, Bromelain (pineapple extract) and Turmeric.
Remember, it is also important to maintain a proper nutrition while using natural supplements to treat Lyme disease. There are some supplements that will easily cater for any nutritional deficiencies in the patient such as multi-vitamin supplements (vitamins A, C, E, and B).
Lyme disease, also called borreliosis, is basically a highly infectious, vector-borne disease caused the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, mainly carried by ticks. Continuing research has established that it is possible to treat Lyme disease using natural supplements.
Using Lyme disease natural supplements must however be based on a physician's advice and not as a personal prerogative. Inform your doctor if you want to use natural supplements and he or she will best determine the suitability. To begin with, it is ideal if a Lyme disease patient uses an anti-bacterial supplement regimen that have been confirmed as able to kill or at least hinder bacteria. Such supplements include skullcap, licorice and garlic.
Once the above supplements have been taken for several days, the patient should then start taking the natural herbal supplements that can effectively boost and then stimulate the immune system. In this respect, the most effective supplements include Siberian ginseng, Echinacea, B-complex vitamins and Cat's claw. Once the Lyme infection has been noted, the body start warring against it and boosting and or stimulating it further will only enhance its ability to overcome the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium.
With the immunity at a hyperactive state, the patient should then begin taking anti-inflammatory herbal supplements. These must be rich in the phytochemicals. Phytochemicals help in minimizing the inflammation that usually results in most incidences of Lyme disease. The best phytochemicals supplements available currently include Butcher's Broom, Nettle, Devil's claw, Grape seed extract, Cat's claw, White willow bark and the Ginkgo Biloba.
The Lyme diseased is notorious in affecting the nervous system, cognitive faculties and the brain. So the next stage when treating Lyme disease with natural supplements is to boost the healthy functioning of a patient's central nervous system. The best available natural supplements that will get this done include Ginseng, Siberian ginseng St. John's Wort and again, Gingko Biloba. This is important because Lyme disease can be devastating to the nerves and brain, and affects
Finally, the Lyme disease patient is definitely under a lot of pain. To counter this, he or she should take pain-relieving supplements. The most notorious painful symptoms include headaches, recurring migraines, and other muscular tension repercussions. The best available pain reliving supplements include Feverfew, Kudzu, Bromelain (pineapple extract) and Turmeric.
Remember, it is also important to maintain a proper nutrition while using natural supplements to treat Lyme disease. There are some supplements that will easily cater for any nutritional deficiencies in the patient such as multi-vitamin supplements (vitamins A, C, E, and B).
Lyme Disease Map
Lyme Disease Map
A high risk Lyme disease map will demonstrate an approximate distribution of predicted risks of Lyme disease. It is however important to note that there is a difference between the true relative risks in any given country. This also always changes from year to year. A Lyme disease map is usually categorized into four-the high risk, moderate risk low risk and minimal risk
There is however numerous reasons, for the purpose of classification as either high, moderate, low minimal or no risk. It is always important to note that risk distribution information can be obtained from the various state and local health authorities. But what is a Lyme disease map comprised of? Basically in relation to the national Lyme disease map, OSHA gives information that provides guidance to people that might be residing in either areas of high risks or moderate risk. These are people who are at risk of contacting Lyme disease because of the course of their work. There are examples of workers who are in the highest risk of contacting the disease and these may include construction workers, landscaping and forestry workers among other workers alike.
Thus, a Lyme disease risk map has been developed by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) after identifying these high risk areas. There are also maps on minimal or no risk as well as low risk. Basically, areas that fall within the mention of high risk include N.EAST U.S and some areas around the great lakes .A Lyme disease map will therefore assist mostly in identifying the areas that need extreme care and investments in terms of prevention, treatment or cure. It assists the government in conjunction with other health bodies to budget in case for the designated areas. Basically, there are better solutions once an area has been identified as wither high, moderate risk low risk or minimal risk. Importance of a Lyme disease map will also come in the form of enabling health bodies and the government to calculate and tabulate findings so that they can know how much they can invest in mitigating the prevalence of the diseases in future.
Therefore, if you are planning to travel to a place that might be of either category in the risks definition, it is important that you take note of the prevalence of the particular areas by consulting the Lyme disease map
A high risk Lyme disease map will demonstrate an approximate distribution of predicted risks of Lyme disease. It is however important to note that there is a difference between the true relative risks in any given country. This also always changes from year to year. A Lyme disease map is usually categorized into four-the high risk, moderate risk low risk and minimal risk
There is however numerous reasons, for the purpose of classification as either high, moderate, low minimal or no risk. It is always important to note that risk distribution information can be obtained from the various state and local health authorities. But what is a Lyme disease map comprised of? Basically in relation to the national Lyme disease map, OSHA gives information that provides guidance to people that might be residing in either areas of high risks or moderate risk. These are people who are at risk of contacting Lyme disease because of the course of their work. There are examples of workers who are in the highest risk of contacting the disease and these may include construction workers, landscaping and forestry workers among other workers alike.
Thus, a Lyme disease risk map has been developed by the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) after identifying these high risk areas. There are also maps on minimal or no risk as well as low risk. Basically, areas that fall within the mention of high risk include N.EAST U.S and some areas around the great lakes .A Lyme disease map will therefore assist mostly in identifying the areas that need extreme care and investments in terms of prevention, treatment or cure. It assists the government in conjunction with other health bodies to budget in case for the designated areas. Basically, there are better solutions once an area has been identified as wither high, moderate risk low risk or minimal risk. Importance of a Lyme disease map will also come in the form of enabling health bodies and the government to calculate and tabulate findings so that they can know how much they can invest in mitigating the prevalence of the diseases in future.
Therefore, if you are planning to travel to a place that might be of either category in the risks definition, it is important that you take note of the prevalence of the particular areas by consulting the Lyme disease map
Lyme Disease Support
Lyme Disease Support
People with Lyme disease need support in order to be able to cope with different problems. Today, many organizations exist that try to address the issue of Lyme disease support. Each of these organizations operates within specific states. Some support groups have spread their tentacles to many states within the country.
Some support groups have websites while others do not. Those with websites are about to reach out to more people than those that do not. Websites offer patients a good platform to offer their views, express their fears and request for helpful information. This is very good for those patients who do not want to be physically identified for fear of being stigmatized.
In order to find the best support group, you should do a simple research on the available avenues of accessing moral and medical support. You should be keen on the professionalism that the support group operators seem to have. One good support group that you can check out online is Alabama Online Lyme Support.
In California, there are many Lyme patient support groups including East Bay Lyme, North coast Support group, Sonoma Country support Group, California Lyme among many others. You will also come across helpful support organizations in Connecticut, Florida, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa and Maine. In Massachusetts, the LD Association of MA supports patients with Lyme disease through offering them counselling, moral support and information on the best lifestyle for them to lead.
In order for a patient to understand more about Lyme disease support procedures, he needs to understand what causes the disease, the symptoms, treatment options available and how the disease can be prevented. Since these patients have already encountered the disease, they must be aware of most of these things. Actually, a support group should go beyond these things and inform the patients about the lifestyle changes that they need to make in order to live healthier lives.
Lyme disease affects people of any age but it occurs more often among young children. This is because children are more likely to get more exposure to ticks. Most problems relating to this disease come in the form of rashes and joint problems. Later on, the nervous system might also be affected. Some symptoms might take as little as one week to show. Others might take months, probably years to appear. This understanding will be very helpful to patients and should help them cope with pain and discomfort in a more positive way.
People with Lyme disease need support in order to be able to cope with different problems. Today, many organizations exist that try to address the issue of Lyme disease support. Each of these organizations operates within specific states. Some support groups have spread their tentacles to many states within the country.
Some support groups have websites while others do not. Those with websites are about to reach out to more people than those that do not. Websites offer patients a good platform to offer their views, express their fears and request for helpful information. This is very good for those patients who do not want to be physically identified for fear of being stigmatized.
In order to find the best support group, you should do a simple research on the available avenues of accessing moral and medical support. You should be keen on the professionalism that the support group operators seem to have. One good support group that you can check out online is Alabama Online Lyme Support.
In California, there are many Lyme patient support groups including East Bay Lyme, North coast Support group, Sonoma Country support Group, California Lyme among many others. You will also come across helpful support organizations in Connecticut, Florida, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Iowa and Maine. In Massachusetts, the LD Association of MA supports patients with Lyme disease through offering them counselling, moral support and information on the best lifestyle for them to lead.
In order for a patient to understand more about Lyme disease support procedures, he needs to understand what causes the disease, the symptoms, treatment options available and how the disease can be prevented. Since these patients have already encountered the disease, they must be aware of most of these things. Actually, a support group should go beyond these things and inform the patients about the lifestyle changes that they need to make in order to live healthier lives.
Lyme disease affects people of any age but it occurs more often among young children. This is because children are more likely to get more exposure to ticks. Most problems relating to this disease come in the form of rashes and joint problems. Later on, the nervous system might also be affected. Some symptoms might take as little as one week to show. Others might take months, probably years to appear. This understanding will be very helpful to patients and should help them cope with pain and discomfort in a more positive way.
Lyme Disease Diet
Lyme Disease Diet
It is necessary to manage, and even completely cure Lyme disease by strict observation of a Lyme disease diet. Natural alternatives like dieting, herbs, vitamins, minerals and simple changes in lifestyle have been proved to be effective in management and even cure of this disease.
Due to the fact that Lyme disease can have complications in terms of timely detection and treatment, it is useful to treat the disease as soon as possible. This annoying and frustrating disease can luckily be effectively managed by simply living a healthy lifestyle, and using basic remedies.
For healing Lyme disease, diet is of paramount importance. By extension, immunity plays a key function in treatment of the disease. A growing number of health professionals believe that an immune system that is at one hundred percent capacity is able to destroy Lyme disease. Most people have a probable immunity percentage of seventy five though.
A healthy diet, and fruits in specific, offers the body nutrients, vitamins and minerals which contribute to better health in general. Many people tend to believe that Lyme is escalated by a bad overall health for most victims.
Below are some useful tips in achieving a Lyme disease diet for the management and probable cure of the condition. To begin with, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Both fruits and vegetables contain vitamins which boost immunity.
Secondly, and very important in Lyme disease diet, is water. Drink more water. This product has thousands of benefits, including the ability to flush toxins, infections, pollutants and all other junk collected by the body. From ten to twelve glasses of water a day is recommended.
On the other hand, it has been proven that one of the important components of Lyme disease diet is supplementing vitamin A. It is very helpful in the relief of Lyme symptoms naturally. On the same note, multivitamins are also recommended, preferably twice a day.
Besides, unrefined salt is also good as a Lyme disease diet. A simple diet containing salt can eliminate Lyme symptoms and contribute to a cure. When it comes to diet, and specifically Lyme disease diet, it is important to avoid eating toxins and foods that are harmful to the body. These mostly junk foods, which sadly are quite popular with men and women of this generation. Instead of eating foods that kill, it is necessary to revert to foods that heal.
It is necessary to manage, and even completely cure Lyme disease by strict observation of a Lyme disease diet. Natural alternatives like dieting, herbs, vitamins, minerals and simple changes in lifestyle have been proved to be effective in management and even cure of this disease.
Due to the fact that Lyme disease can have complications in terms of timely detection and treatment, it is useful to treat the disease as soon as possible. This annoying and frustrating disease can luckily be effectively managed by simply living a healthy lifestyle, and using basic remedies.
For healing Lyme disease, diet is of paramount importance. By extension, immunity plays a key function in treatment of the disease. A growing number of health professionals believe that an immune system that is at one hundred percent capacity is able to destroy Lyme disease. Most people have a probable immunity percentage of seventy five though.
A healthy diet, and fruits in specific, offers the body nutrients, vitamins and minerals which contribute to better health in general. Many people tend to believe that Lyme is escalated by a bad overall health for most victims.
Below are some useful tips in achieving a Lyme disease diet for the management and probable cure of the condition. To begin with, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Both fruits and vegetables contain vitamins which boost immunity.
Secondly, and very important in Lyme disease diet, is water. Drink more water. This product has thousands of benefits, including the ability to flush toxins, infections, pollutants and all other junk collected by the body. From ten to twelve glasses of water a day is recommended.
On the other hand, it has been proven that one of the important components of Lyme disease diet is supplementing vitamin A. It is very helpful in the relief of Lyme symptoms naturally. On the same note, multivitamins are also recommended, preferably twice a day.
Besides, unrefined salt is also good as a Lyme disease diet. A simple diet containing salt can eliminate Lyme symptoms and contribute to a cure. When it comes to diet, and specifically Lyme disease diet, it is important to avoid eating toxins and foods that are harmful to the body. These mostly junk foods, which sadly are quite popular with men and women of this generation. Instead of eating foods that kill, it is necessary to revert to foods that heal.
Lyme Disease History
Lyme Disease History
Lyme disease is a tick-borne condition - meaning it is passed on to humans by ticks (Ixodes tick), which is identifiable by its characteristic black legs. This disease affects thousands of people each year and will mostly advance in three stages where the resulting symptoms will cause severe brain damage. Fortunately, Lyme disease can be prevented, and is treatable, and it has shown overly high degrees of success with the treatments available.
Fascinatingly, Lyme disease only became known in 1975 when mothers of a cluster of kids living in an area close to each other in the state of Connecticut, in Lyme, raised awareness to researchers that all the children had apparently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. In other words, it was the curiosity that there were unusual grouping of 'rheumatoid-like' illnesses that made researchers identify the bacterial cause of the kid's condition, which was thereafter known as the Lyme disease in the year 1982.
The disease is named after the coastal town of Connecticut, 'Lyme' where it was first detected during the 70s. Even though the disease was officially named after the 70's outbreak, it can be traced back to 1883 where the first instance of it was recorded in Germany. In the year 1909, a Swedish doctor was able to successfully connect the characteristic Lyme disease rash to that of the deer tick bite.
Several milestones of the disease have been achieved since then, where in the year 1983, physicians started using antibiotics to treat individuals who exhibited Lyme disease symptoms, and it is during this time that the 3 stages of the Lyme disease were officially and clearly documented. Just recently, in 1999, the US Foods and Drugs Administration (FDA) officially approved LYMErix, a vaccination which was used to treat the disease at that time. However, after 3 years in the market, the vaccination was withdrawn from the market after people started filing lawsuits against the manufacturers, citing that they developed Lyme disease and arthritis from using the vaccination.
The prevalence rate of Lyme disease in a given area is depended on the number of ticks that are present in that locale and how often they are infected with the causative bacteria. Ever since the 70s outbreak in Connecticut, other places where Lyme disease has been reported include Europe, China, Australia, Japan, parts of the Former Soviet Union as well as all the 50 states of the US.
Lyme disease is a tick-borne condition - meaning it is passed on to humans by ticks (Ixodes tick), which is identifiable by its characteristic black legs. This disease affects thousands of people each year and will mostly advance in three stages where the resulting symptoms will cause severe brain damage. Fortunately, Lyme disease can be prevented, and is treatable, and it has shown overly high degrees of success with the treatments available.
Fascinatingly, Lyme disease only became known in 1975 when mothers of a cluster of kids living in an area close to each other in the state of Connecticut, in Lyme, raised awareness to researchers that all the children had apparently been diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. In other words, it was the curiosity that there were unusual grouping of 'rheumatoid-like' illnesses that made researchers identify the bacterial cause of the kid's condition, which was thereafter known as the Lyme disease in the year 1982.
The disease is named after the coastal town of Connecticut, 'Lyme' where it was first detected during the 70s. Even though the disease was officially named after the 70's outbreak, it can be traced back to 1883 where the first instance of it was recorded in Germany. In the year 1909, a Swedish doctor was able to successfully connect the characteristic Lyme disease rash to that of the deer tick bite.
Several milestones of the disease have been achieved since then, where in the year 1983, physicians started using antibiotics to treat individuals who exhibited Lyme disease symptoms, and it is during this time that the 3 stages of the Lyme disease were officially and clearly documented. Just recently, in 1999, the US Foods and Drugs Administration (FDA) officially approved LYMErix, a vaccination which was used to treat the disease at that time. However, after 3 years in the market, the vaccination was withdrawn from the market after people started filing lawsuits against the manufacturers, citing that they developed Lyme disease and arthritis from using the vaccination.
The prevalence rate of Lyme disease in a given area is depended on the number of ticks that are present in that locale and how often they are infected with the causative bacteria. Ever since the 70s outbreak in Connecticut, other places where Lyme disease has been reported include Europe, China, Australia, Japan, parts of the Former Soviet Union as well as all the 50 states of the US.
Lyme Disease Facts
Lyme Disease Facts
Lyme is another kind of deadly disease which causes multiple problems to the individual. Skin is the most affected part of the body by this disease. Although, it can also extend itself to affect the nervous system, heart and can even cause joint pains in some individuals. The culprit behind causing the lyme disease is a spiral shaped bacteria named called Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacteria lives and survives in the bodies of tiny ticks and is transmitter through the bites of them. Although, every person is not affected by the bite of infected ticks as many have natural resistive powers, but some do fall prey to the disease.
The lyme disease has mostly spread itself in the parts of the United States and Canada, in countries throughout Europe and Asia. In these parts of the world, lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection among the people. Lyme disease is spread by the bites of ticks and mosquitoes. However, ticks do not come under the category of insects. They are tiny spider like creatures which are mainly found in marshy and woody areas of the world. They commonly feed themselves on the human blood and have a three stage life cycle. The smaller ticks tend to survive on animals like goats etc. while the adult ticks surive solely on the human blood.
The symptoms of this disease are not commonly found. Which means, that a person having the lyme disease may not even know that he is suffering from it. Although in some cases, symptoms appear in the form of body rashes. These rashes are called erythema migrans, which takes roughly three to thirty days to appear on the body of the individual after he/she has been fallen prey to the disease causing virus.
Some people can have nervous disorders due to this disease. Cases have been reported of people having neurological problems due to this deadly disease. Joint pains are other ill effects of lyme disease. The treatment and cure of lyme disease is not easy, owing to the fact that this disease doesn't show symptoms. If the doctor doesn't know that the patient is suffering from this disease, there is no point of getting him cured. However, once it is confirmed that the person is suffering from the disease, doxycycline or amoxicillin are used as treatment methods for 14 days. After this treatment, the person is relieved.
Lyme is another kind of deadly disease which causes multiple problems to the individual. Skin is the most affected part of the body by this disease. Although, it can also extend itself to affect the nervous system, heart and can even cause joint pains in some individuals. The culprit behind causing the lyme disease is a spiral shaped bacteria named called Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacteria lives and survives in the bodies of tiny ticks and is transmitter through the bites of them. Although, every person is not affected by the bite of infected ticks as many have natural resistive powers, but some do fall prey to the disease.
The lyme disease has mostly spread itself in the parts of the United States and Canada, in countries throughout Europe and Asia. In these parts of the world, lyme disease is the most common vector-borne infection among the people. Lyme disease is spread by the bites of ticks and mosquitoes. However, ticks do not come under the category of insects. They are tiny spider like creatures which are mainly found in marshy and woody areas of the world. They commonly feed themselves on the human blood and have a three stage life cycle. The smaller ticks tend to survive on animals like goats etc. while the adult ticks surive solely on the human blood.
The symptoms of this disease are not commonly found. Which means, that a person having the lyme disease may not even know that he is suffering from it. Although in some cases, symptoms appear in the form of body rashes. These rashes are called erythema migrans, which takes roughly three to thirty days to appear on the body of the individual after he/she has been fallen prey to the disease causing virus.
Some people can have nervous disorders due to this disease. Cases have been reported of people having neurological problems due to this deadly disease. Joint pains are other ill effects of lyme disease. The treatment and cure of lyme disease is not easy, owing to the fact that this disease doesn't show symptoms. If the doctor doesn't know that the patient is suffering from this disease, there is no point of getting him cured. However, once it is confirmed that the person is suffering from the disease, doxycycline or amoxicillin are used as treatment methods for 14 days. After this treatment, the person is relieved.
Lyme Disease Center
Lyme Disease Center
Lyme disease center usually thrives on social networking and community support for patients. They are givers and families coping with daily struggles of diseases, disorders and chronic illness. A research center should therefore have goals and visions for itself and towards its customers. Mostly, they set out to help people on their way to "healing well". One case centre that has above characteristics is the Heal Well Lyme Disease Center.
While joining this Lyme Disease Center as a patient, you are bound to receive health resources and social support tools that usually enable you take control of your situation and begin the healing process. Community support forums and chat rooms are some of the features of the healing well that will be in use. They also include articles, medical news, videos, free email, a monthly news letter and as well as a resource center in their features. These always touch on a wide range of health conditions. The health contents in these features are usually contributed by well known health organizations like the National Institutes of Health, Mediwire and e-Healthsource.
A website of one centre, healingwell.com, has been featured by prominent national and international media publications such as BBC online, USA today, MSNBC among others. It has also been described as "information packed" and "professionally yet friendly site" by most medical correspondents. Healing well has scooped numerous awards and it has grown largely after serving hundred of thousands of visitors each month. This has also seen thousands subscribing to the monthly healing well newsletter and its community has thousands of registered members.
Healing Well has recently experienced tremendous growth which is attributed to mostly, donations; book sales and sponsorships in support this organization. It will therefore be of great importance to take a tour online and go through the websites of the various Lyme Disease Centers. Sampling out various information and comparing their quality of service will be a helping factor in determining which Lyme Disease Center you would want to join. There is every opportunity of joining these organizations and it is also advisable that if you are a patient that wants to go through the process of rehabilitation on the Lyme disease, then these organizations if contacted can prove handy in your rehabilitation program.
Lyme disease center usually thrives on social networking and community support for patients. They are givers and families coping with daily struggles of diseases, disorders and chronic illness. A research center should therefore have goals and visions for itself and towards its customers. Mostly, they set out to help people on their way to "healing well". One case centre that has above characteristics is the Heal Well Lyme Disease Center.
While joining this Lyme Disease Center as a patient, you are bound to receive health resources and social support tools that usually enable you take control of your situation and begin the healing process. Community support forums and chat rooms are some of the features of the healing well that will be in use. They also include articles, medical news, videos, free email, a monthly news letter and as well as a resource center in their features. These always touch on a wide range of health conditions. The health contents in these features are usually contributed by well known health organizations like the National Institutes of Health, Mediwire and e-Healthsource.
A website of one centre, healingwell.com, has been featured by prominent national and international media publications such as BBC online, USA today, MSNBC among others. It has also been described as "information packed" and "professionally yet friendly site" by most medical correspondents. Healing well has scooped numerous awards and it has grown largely after serving hundred of thousands of visitors each month. This has also seen thousands subscribing to the monthly healing well newsletter and its community has thousands of registered members.
Healing Well has recently experienced tremendous growth which is attributed to mostly, donations; book sales and sponsorships in support this organization. It will therefore be of great importance to take a tour online and go through the websites of the various Lyme Disease Centers. Sampling out various information and comparing their quality of service will be a helping factor in determining which Lyme Disease Center you would want to join. There is every opportunity of joining these organizations and it is also advisable that if you are a patient that wants to go through the process of rehabilitation on the Lyme disease, then these organizations if contacted can prove handy in your rehabilitation program.
Lyme Disease Deer
Lyme Disease Deer
There are various conflicting observations about the deer being the father and mother of the Lyme disease. But it is always good to look at both ends and determine if the deer is solemnly responsible for Lyme disease. Research on Lyme disease and the deer has basically brought on the table very debatable observations.
It has been observed that the leading causes of the Lyme diseases are mainly the small mammals like the mice which usually help in the first year of the two-year life cycle. But the adult tick is usually given blood meal and transportation by the deer. Studies have indicated that you can reduce the number of ticks dramatically if you reduce the number of deer per density to maybe 10 per square mile. This therefore also means that there will be a dramatic reduction of the Lyme disease. There are some studies which have gone further in demystifying this fact by essentially removing all deer in a selected area and the results were that the Lyme disease dropped almost to non-existent.
A fenced area that can bar deer from coming in can prove this observation. If you walk round inside the fence; you will find that you will not pick up ticks contrary to if you were to join the deer population outside the fence where you may find that you will pick up ticks. The unfortunate part of this observation is that nature has a part to play. In fact, it has a way of being complex than it is ever thought about. It is believe that the deer is the parent host of the black-legged tick. But when there is scarcity of deer, nature takes its course and the ticks feed on raccoons, skunks, opossums or even other medium sized mammals. These always provide alternative hosts to these ticks.
But then, a fact that is true is that ticks are very dangerous when infected and the deer does not play any role in infecting the ticks. It is the Lyme disease bacterium that infects ticks which feed on the small mammals such as the white footed mice, chipmunks and shrews, with mice playing an additional role of increasing the survival of the ticks. In essence, as much as the reduction of deer can reduce accidents and maybe increase forest regeneration, the best way is to increase forest patches that will necessitate the growth of natural predators such as the weasels, coyotes, foxes and owls which can do the job of feeding on these ticks.
There are various conflicting observations about the deer being the father and mother of the Lyme disease. But it is always good to look at both ends and determine if the deer is solemnly responsible for Lyme disease. Research on Lyme disease and the deer has basically brought on the table very debatable observations.
It has been observed that the leading causes of the Lyme diseases are mainly the small mammals like the mice which usually help in the first year of the two-year life cycle. But the adult tick is usually given blood meal and transportation by the deer. Studies have indicated that you can reduce the number of ticks dramatically if you reduce the number of deer per density to maybe 10 per square mile. This therefore also means that there will be a dramatic reduction of the Lyme disease. There are some studies which have gone further in demystifying this fact by essentially removing all deer in a selected area and the results were that the Lyme disease dropped almost to non-existent.
A fenced area that can bar deer from coming in can prove this observation. If you walk round inside the fence; you will find that you will not pick up ticks contrary to if you were to join the deer population outside the fence where you may find that you will pick up ticks. The unfortunate part of this observation is that nature has a part to play. In fact, it has a way of being complex than it is ever thought about. It is believe that the deer is the parent host of the black-legged tick. But when there is scarcity of deer, nature takes its course and the ticks feed on raccoons, skunks, opossums or even other medium sized mammals. These always provide alternative hosts to these ticks.
But then, a fact that is true is that ticks are very dangerous when infected and the deer does not play any role in infecting the ticks. It is the Lyme disease bacterium that infects ticks which feed on the small mammals such as the white footed mice, chipmunks and shrews, with mice playing an additional role of increasing the survival of the ticks. In essence, as much as the reduction of deer can reduce accidents and maybe increase forest regeneration, the best way is to increase forest patches that will necessitate the growth of natural predators such as the weasels, coyotes, foxes and owls which can do the job of feeding on these ticks.
Lyme Disease Chronic
Lyme Disease Chronic
Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Most cases are successfully treated with oral antibiotics. It is those who suffer with persistent and devastating effects despite the antibiotic treatment are called Chronic Lyme disease. The symptoms are similar to that of Lyme disease the only difference is that the patient is not cured.
Chronic Lyme disease is surrounded by controversy which leads to problems with mostly family and those who depend on health care benefits or insurance.
There is no known cure for chronic Lyme disease. Treatment and the response to treatment vary from each individual. Some patients may need a combination of medications, others may need to be on the treatment for a long period of time, some need natural therapies and find they need to stay on antibiotics for a long period of time and some patients need to be treated based on the symptoms they display.
There are those who are lucky with the treatment and experience full recovery, while the rest of the patients are left to try and experiment with medication until they are cured or partly cured.
It is found that those with chronic Lyme disease have or suffer from other tick-borne illnesses and these illnesses are said to contribute to the complexity with treatment.
It is very unfortunate that physicians are not in a position to recognize chronic Lyme disease at the onset or as a medical condition. Treatment is most often not administered and the patient is ignored which increases the patients suffering and discourages the person mentally.
There is plenty of support groups and networks both online and within the community who are very helpful for those patients suffering with chronic Lyme disease. The local hospital will give a patient detail of such groups and networks. These groups are very helpful emotionally and as well as help the patient to learn about the treatment options and simply share a word or complain and connect with others facing the same worries.
In conclusion, Chronic Lyme Disease is a medical condition, caused by the Lyme disease bacteria in the body. It is critical that physicians and patients identify the symptoms and prevent additional suffering and discomfort.
Specialized research facilities have been opened to determine the cause and treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease. The establishment of such facilities is a stepping stone and an ever continuing promise to those suffering from chronic Lyme disease that there is hope.
Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Most cases are successfully treated with oral antibiotics. It is those who suffer with persistent and devastating effects despite the antibiotic treatment are called Chronic Lyme disease. The symptoms are similar to that of Lyme disease the only difference is that the patient is not cured.
Chronic Lyme disease is surrounded by controversy which leads to problems with mostly family and those who depend on health care benefits or insurance.
There is no known cure for chronic Lyme disease. Treatment and the response to treatment vary from each individual. Some patients may need a combination of medications, others may need to be on the treatment for a long period of time, some need natural therapies and find they need to stay on antibiotics for a long period of time and some patients need to be treated based on the symptoms they display.
There are those who are lucky with the treatment and experience full recovery, while the rest of the patients are left to try and experiment with medication until they are cured or partly cured.
It is found that those with chronic Lyme disease have or suffer from other tick-borne illnesses and these illnesses are said to contribute to the complexity with treatment.
It is very unfortunate that physicians are not in a position to recognize chronic Lyme disease at the onset or as a medical condition. Treatment is most often not administered and the patient is ignored which increases the patients suffering and discourages the person mentally.
There is plenty of support groups and networks both online and within the community who are very helpful for those patients suffering with chronic Lyme disease. The local hospital will give a patient detail of such groups and networks. These groups are very helpful emotionally and as well as help the patient to learn about the treatment options and simply share a word or complain and connect with others facing the same worries.
In conclusion, Chronic Lyme Disease is a medical condition, caused by the Lyme disease bacteria in the body. It is critical that physicians and patients identify the symptoms and prevent additional suffering and discomfort.
Specialized research facilities have been opened to determine the cause and treatment of Chronic Lyme Disease. The establishment of such facilities is a stepping stone and an ever continuing promise to those suffering from chronic Lyme disease that there is hope.
Lyme Disease Bullseye
Lyme Disease Bullseye
Some people with Lyme disease experience bulls-eye rash while others do not. Some people will experience minor bulls-eye rashes without even noticing it. However, Lyme can affect the skin in very severe ways. The red-rash phenomenon is a trademark symptom of the Lyme disease.
The red rash seems to mimic many other rash conditions that are used to identify other diseases. However, a closer examination will show that these rashes are very unique in terms of how they appear, what causes them and the treatment procedures that are needed.
If a doctor is not careful with tests, he can easily diagnose the wrong condition; in this case, the condition might be taken to be strep, eczema or staph infection. The skin is often affected by the bacterium that causes Lyme because it is the largest organ in the body and it is involved in excretion. Other excretory organs such as lungs and kidneys might also be slightly affected.
The Lyme disease bullseye condition that is associated with many Lyme disease patients appears differently in different people. In other words, the gravity of the problems will vary depending on an individual's immune system. It can come as a white circle with a red spot that surrounds it. At other times, the red spot can be on the inside with the white spot surrounding it.
Lyme is commonly associated with chills, fever, headache and skin rashes that never seem to heal. In case you experience these problems, accentuated by flu-like symptoms, it is time to go for a Lyme test. The best way to understand Lyme disease bulls-eye problems is to take at various pictures, which can easily be accessed through authentic and research-oriented online databases.
These rashes can last for between a few days and several months. Sometimes they may last for a whole year. They may occur once never to appear again or they may keep reappearing in cycles. This will depend on the kind of treatment that one is getting. Sometimes, treatment can trigger the Herxheimer reaction, whereby symptoms keep relapsing at periodic intervals.
Cellulite is the technical name for Lyme rashes. These rashes are characterized by extreme pain which is accompanied by a very violent itchy feeling. Dermatologists who are ignorant of the symptoms of Lyme disease sometimes prescribe steroids wrongly as a mechanism of preventing spread of these rashes. This results in a situation where steroids are contraindicated, resulting in replication of bacteria and consequent deterioration of Lyme into a chronic problem.
Some people with Lyme disease experience bulls-eye rash while others do not. Some people will experience minor bulls-eye rashes without even noticing it. However, Lyme can affect the skin in very severe ways. The red-rash phenomenon is a trademark symptom of the Lyme disease.
The red rash seems to mimic many other rash conditions that are used to identify other diseases. However, a closer examination will show that these rashes are very unique in terms of how they appear, what causes them and the treatment procedures that are needed.
If a doctor is not careful with tests, he can easily diagnose the wrong condition; in this case, the condition might be taken to be strep, eczema or staph infection. The skin is often affected by the bacterium that causes Lyme because it is the largest organ in the body and it is involved in excretion. Other excretory organs such as lungs and kidneys might also be slightly affected.
The Lyme disease bullseye condition that is associated with many Lyme disease patients appears differently in different people. In other words, the gravity of the problems will vary depending on an individual's immune system. It can come as a white circle with a red spot that surrounds it. At other times, the red spot can be on the inside with the white spot surrounding it.
Lyme is commonly associated with chills, fever, headache and skin rashes that never seem to heal. In case you experience these problems, accentuated by flu-like symptoms, it is time to go for a Lyme test. The best way to understand Lyme disease bulls-eye problems is to take at various pictures, which can easily be accessed through authentic and research-oriented online databases.
These rashes can last for between a few days and several months. Sometimes they may last for a whole year. They may occur once never to appear again or they may keep reappearing in cycles. This will depend on the kind of treatment that one is getting. Sometimes, treatment can trigger the Herxheimer reaction, whereby symptoms keep relapsing at periodic intervals.
Cellulite is the technical name for Lyme rashes. These rashes are characterized by extreme pain which is accompanied by a very violent itchy feeling. Dermatologists who are ignorant of the symptoms of Lyme disease sometimes prescribe steroids wrongly as a mechanism of preventing spread of these rashes. This results in a situation where steroids are contraindicated, resulting in replication of bacteria and consequent deterioration of Lyme into a chronic problem.
Lyme Disease Book
Lyme Disease Book
The best way of demystifying the Lyme disease is through use of informational materials. No informational materials work more wonders to patients than a Lyme disease book. Of course, there are many books on the disease. It matters a lot if one makes the right selection. It is good to consult with medical experts about the best book for a nonprofessional to refer to.
Medical doctors are so much exposed to medical jargon that they need to be extra sensitive to the needs of non-professionals in order to know which Lyme disease book is the best for them. It is amazing that that these books have so much information about the disease which is helpful. One would wonder why doctors have never seen it important to let patients have this information.
The mountains of symptoms contained in medical books can sometimes be confusing. This is why it is important to buy simplified versions only. The information in such a book should be simple yet clear. It should give intricate details of the disease without politicizing anything.
Since "medical education" is not a term that we hear all too often, you expect that few people are enthusiastic about making these books accessible to the general population. It is very intriguing to note that today's doctor says that if there is Lyme, there should be a rash. This is not true. Find out why, in Lyme disease books.
The other facts to be found in Lyme books are: it is carried by infected ticks, it is a major health problem today and it can result in damaged pituitary gland. A tick bite appears small enough to be easily ignored; yet the formation of this spot marks the entry of the Lyme-causing bacterium into your body.
The best way to hide knowledge is to put in books. Conversely, the best way to get this knowledge is go through as many of these books as time will allow. In the case of Lyme disease, it is necessity that motivates patients to get to know more about what ails them.
The fact that Lyme disease is curable is perhaps why few people never bother to seek more information about it from medical books. It is for this same reason why many people are never interested in knowing whether any Lyme vaccine exists.
Reading a comprehensive yet simplified Lyme disease book is the best way of understanding the symptoms well. Some of the systems of this disease include fever, swollen glands, joint swelling and sore throat, among others.
The best way of demystifying the Lyme disease is through use of informational materials. No informational materials work more wonders to patients than a Lyme disease book. Of course, there are many books on the disease. It matters a lot if one makes the right selection. It is good to consult with medical experts about the best book for a nonprofessional to refer to.
Medical doctors are so much exposed to medical jargon that they need to be extra sensitive to the needs of non-professionals in order to know which Lyme disease book is the best for them. It is amazing that that these books have so much information about the disease which is helpful. One would wonder why doctors have never seen it important to let patients have this information.
The mountains of symptoms contained in medical books can sometimes be confusing. This is why it is important to buy simplified versions only. The information in such a book should be simple yet clear. It should give intricate details of the disease without politicizing anything.
Since "medical education" is not a term that we hear all too often, you expect that few people are enthusiastic about making these books accessible to the general population. It is very intriguing to note that today's doctor says that if there is Lyme, there should be a rash. This is not true. Find out why, in Lyme disease books.
The other facts to be found in Lyme books are: it is carried by infected ticks, it is a major health problem today and it can result in damaged pituitary gland. A tick bite appears small enough to be easily ignored; yet the formation of this spot marks the entry of the Lyme-causing bacterium into your body.
The best way to hide knowledge is to put in books. Conversely, the best way to get this knowledge is go through as many of these books as time will allow. In the case of Lyme disease, it is necessity that motivates patients to get to know more about what ails them.
The fact that Lyme disease is curable is perhaps why few people never bother to seek more information about it from medical books. It is for this same reason why many people are never interested in knowing whether any Lyme vaccine exists.
Reading a comprehensive yet simplified Lyme disease book is the best way of understanding the symptoms well. Some of the systems of this disease include fever, swollen glands, joint swelling and sore throat, among others.
Late Stage Lyme Disease
Late Stage Lyme Disease
Named after the place it was first reported, Lyme disease is now a nationwide concern; no longer the preserve of old lyme Connecticut. Lyme disease is a disease that spread through ticks; and therefore spreads more during fall and spring; a time of favorable weather conditions for the thriving of ticks. There is a wide variety of tick species, some too small to spot. You are more likely to get infected with Lyme disease if you have tick infested pets in your home. The agent of Lyme disease is a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi which is carried by ticks. Not all ticks carry the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. Only those that have bitten an infected animal carry the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria and are likely to bring the disease to your household.
Doing any activity that exposes you to ticks will put you in risk of contracting Lyme disease; e.g. nature walks gardening and hiking. If you have to walk, make sure you have covered your body to prevent tick bites or use insect repellants on your skin. Since there is only do much you can do to avoid being bitten by a tick, here are the symptoms of lyme disease, which should sound the alarm incase you suspect that you were bitten by a tick. During the first stages of the disease, you will have high fever and chills and you will feel tired and a little drowsy. Lyme disease more often goes unnoticed since many people treat the symptoms as flu. A simple dose of over the counter medication might get rid of the flu but not for long. It is only when it has advanced that the sufferer realizes that he was infected with Lyme disease. If you have the chills, a rash and bite marks on your skin, then Lyme disease is a suspect.
The good news is that not everybody who has been bitten by a tick will get Lyme disease; only those who were bitten by an infected tick will you get Lyme disease. At the late stages of Lyme disease, it is treated by antibiotics, which take a longer time since the disease is at an advanced stage. It is important to detect the disease in its early stages to prevent the complications that come with treating late stage Lyme disease. If the infected person is expectant or below the age of 7, the antibiotics are prescribed in smaller doses to counter the effects on the body. If not treated at the earliest possible opportunity, advanced Lyme disease affects the nervous system, an may destroy the vital organs of the body.
Named after the place it was first reported, Lyme disease is now a nationwide concern; no longer the preserve of old lyme Connecticut. Lyme disease is a disease that spread through ticks; and therefore spreads more during fall and spring; a time of favorable weather conditions for the thriving of ticks. There is a wide variety of tick species, some too small to spot. You are more likely to get infected with Lyme disease if you have tick infested pets in your home. The agent of Lyme disease is a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi which is carried by ticks. Not all ticks carry the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. Only those that have bitten an infected animal carry the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria and are likely to bring the disease to your household.
Doing any activity that exposes you to ticks will put you in risk of contracting Lyme disease; e.g. nature walks gardening and hiking. If you have to walk, make sure you have covered your body to prevent tick bites or use insect repellants on your skin. Since there is only do much you can do to avoid being bitten by a tick, here are the symptoms of lyme disease, which should sound the alarm incase you suspect that you were bitten by a tick. During the first stages of the disease, you will have high fever and chills and you will feel tired and a little drowsy. Lyme disease more often goes unnoticed since many people treat the symptoms as flu. A simple dose of over the counter medication might get rid of the flu but not for long. It is only when it has advanced that the sufferer realizes that he was infected with Lyme disease. If you have the chills, a rash and bite marks on your skin, then Lyme disease is a suspect.
The good news is that not everybody who has been bitten by a tick will get Lyme disease; only those who were bitten by an infected tick will you get Lyme disease. At the late stages of Lyme disease, it is treated by antibiotics, which take a longer time since the disease is at an advanced stage. It is important to detect the disease in its early stages to prevent the complications that come with treating late stage Lyme disease. If the infected person is expectant or below the age of 7, the antibiotics are prescribed in smaller doses to counter the effects on the body. If not treated at the earliest possible opportunity, advanced Lyme disease affects the nervous system, an may destroy the vital organs of the body.
Monday, June 23, 2014
Cdc Lyme Disease
Cdc Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi which is transmitted when deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) bite human beings. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Lyme disease reports that the deer tick, which mostly feeds on birds, white-footed mouse, mammals like white-tailed deer among others are the culprits behind this disease in human beings in the North-central and northeastern United States.
The number of annually reported Lyme disease cases in the US as per the CDC Lyme disease data has immensely increased about 25-fold since the national Lyme disease surveillance started back in the year 1982. The mean is circa 12,500 cases of the disease annually were reported by the different states to the CDC between years 1993 and 1997. CDC Lyme disease however reports that the disease in the US is most prevalent in mid-Atlantic, northeastern, and upper north central regions to a number of counties in northwestern California.
Researches conducted by CDC Lyme Disease show that infections of the disease are as a result of exposure to infected deer ticks during recreation, property maintenance, and leisure activities. Therefore, individuals who work or live in residential areas which are surrounded by overgrown brush or woods infested by these ticks are more prone to getting Lyme disease. Additionally, individuals who take part in recreational activities away from home like camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing in tick habitats, and individuals who engage in outdoor occupations like forestry, brush clearing, landscaping, and management of parks and wildlife in the rife areas may also be at risk of contracting Lyme disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Lyme Disease track cases of the disease using stringent surveillance criteria (which is not meant to diagnose individual cases). The disease incidence has gradually increased over time, which is not merely a result of more awareness and increased recognition because in states that perform active Lyme Disease surveillance, the geographic range and true incidence of the disease have greatly increased.
The high likely cause of the increase is the expansion of the deer tick herds as well as the expanded scope of the vector. CDC Lyme disease epidemiologic data has reasons to make people conclude that the actual incidence of the disease may be as much as 10 times higher than what is reflected in the CDC data. This might perhaps be as a result of inevitable misdiagnosis, restrictive case definition for the CDC, and the mere fact that doctors tend to underreport potential reportable diseases of any kind.
Lyme disease is a disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi which is transmitted when deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis) bite human beings. The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Lyme disease reports that the deer tick, which mostly feeds on birds, white-footed mouse, mammals like white-tailed deer among others are the culprits behind this disease in human beings in the North-central and northeastern United States.
The number of annually reported Lyme disease cases in the US as per the CDC Lyme disease data has immensely increased about 25-fold since the national Lyme disease surveillance started back in the year 1982. The mean is circa 12,500 cases of the disease annually were reported by the different states to the CDC between years 1993 and 1997. CDC Lyme disease however reports that the disease in the US is most prevalent in mid-Atlantic, northeastern, and upper north central regions to a number of counties in northwestern California.
Researches conducted by CDC Lyme Disease show that infections of the disease are as a result of exposure to infected deer ticks during recreation, property maintenance, and leisure activities. Therefore, individuals who work or live in residential areas which are surrounded by overgrown brush or woods infested by these ticks are more prone to getting Lyme disease. Additionally, individuals who take part in recreational activities away from home like camping, hiking, hunting, and fishing in tick habitats, and individuals who engage in outdoor occupations like forestry, brush clearing, landscaping, and management of parks and wildlife in the rife areas may also be at risk of contracting Lyme disease.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Lyme Disease track cases of the disease using stringent surveillance criteria (which is not meant to diagnose individual cases). The disease incidence has gradually increased over time, which is not merely a result of more awareness and increased recognition because in states that perform active Lyme Disease surveillance, the geographic range and true incidence of the disease have greatly increased.
The high likely cause of the increase is the expansion of the deer tick herds as well as the expanded scope of the vector. CDC Lyme disease epidemiologic data has reasons to make people conclude that the actual incidence of the disease may be as much as 10 times higher than what is reflected in the CDC data. This might perhaps be as a result of inevitable misdiagnosis, restrictive case definition for the CDC, and the mere fact that doctors tend to underreport potential reportable diseases of any kind.
Advanced Lyme Disease
Advanced Lyme Disease
Ignorance of the symptoms that come with Lyme disease could drastically change the life you have been leading for the negative. If you are an outdoor person, there is a good chance that you will get infested with Lyme disease in one of your outdoor excursions. It is easy to arrest Lyme disease during its stages of development, than if you discover it after a long time of treating flu symptoms. Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease caused by a bacterium by the name Borrelia burgdorferi. Like any other disease, early detection of Lyme disease is paramount if you want to live a good life.
Symptoms of Lyme disease are the same with flu symptoms. Chills and high fever that continue even after treatment could be a symptom of Lyme disease especially if you have been hiking or if you have a pet at home. If left to continue, Lyme disease will become chronic and it is at this chronic stage that (unfortunately) most sufferers seek medical attention. It is hard to detect chronic Lyme disease as the symptoms take time to show. They may take years to manifest themselves.
Chronic Lyme disease affects the major organs of the body. The kidneys, the skin and the brain are the hardest hit by advanced Lyme disease. The bones are not spared either; they develop arthritis and the hardest hit sufferers are those with feeble bones. There are other symptoms e.g. memory loss mood changes and joint inflammation, which may come with chronic Lyme disease. The advance of Lyme disease brings with it light sensitivity and numbness of the body.
Chronic Lyme disease is treated for a longer period of time compared with the early stages of the disease. It is treated with antibiotics, which will fight the infection of the bacteria in the body. After sometime (depending on the severity of the illness) the symptoms will gradually go away. In some people the arthritis symptoms will not go away, but the joints will be less painful.
Prevention is better than cure and when traveling, be watchful of these symptoms and don't dismiss anything for a simple flu. Cut the grass in your home and use repellant when walking in vegetated areas. Cover up when hiking by wearing long pants instead of shorts and long sleeved tops. Consider trimming your pet and giving your pet a bath to prevent tick infestation.
Ignorance of the symptoms that come with Lyme disease could drastically change the life you have been leading for the negative. If you are an outdoor person, there is a good chance that you will get infested with Lyme disease in one of your outdoor excursions. It is easy to arrest Lyme disease during its stages of development, than if you discover it after a long time of treating flu symptoms. Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease caused by a bacterium by the name Borrelia burgdorferi. Like any other disease, early detection of Lyme disease is paramount if you want to live a good life.
Symptoms of Lyme disease are the same with flu symptoms. Chills and high fever that continue even after treatment could be a symptom of Lyme disease especially if you have been hiking or if you have a pet at home. If left to continue, Lyme disease will become chronic and it is at this chronic stage that (unfortunately) most sufferers seek medical attention. It is hard to detect chronic Lyme disease as the symptoms take time to show. They may take years to manifest themselves.
Chronic Lyme disease affects the major organs of the body. The kidneys, the skin and the brain are the hardest hit by advanced Lyme disease. The bones are not spared either; they develop arthritis and the hardest hit sufferers are those with feeble bones. There are other symptoms e.g. memory loss mood changes and joint inflammation, which may come with chronic Lyme disease. The advance of Lyme disease brings with it light sensitivity and numbness of the body.
Chronic Lyme disease is treated for a longer period of time compared with the early stages of the disease. It is treated with antibiotics, which will fight the infection of the bacteria in the body. After sometime (depending on the severity of the illness) the symptoms will gradually go away. In some people the arthritis symptoms will not go away, but the joints will be less painful.
Prevention is better than cure and when traveling, be watchful of these symptoms and don't dismiss anything for a simple flu. Cut the grass in your home and use repellant when walking in vegetated areas. Cover up when hiking by wearing long pants instead of shorts and long sleeved tops. Consider trimming your pet and giving your pet a bath to prevent tick infestation.
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