Treat Lyme Disease
Lyme borreliosis is a vector-borne disease that accrues consequent to a tick bite. The causative agent is a bacterium known as spirochete. Spirochete bacterium is mainly found in such animals as deer and mice. To diagnose the Lyme disease doctors refer to physical symptoms like rashes, laboratory testing especially in developed stages of the disease and a patient's admission of exposure to any infected ticks.
In Northeastern United States and some parts of the upper Midwestern, have mice and deer. These are the main infected animals hosting ticks especially in late spring through summer to early fall. Consequently, most incidences of Lyme disease occur in these regions of the US.
If Lyme disease is left untreated for long, chances of recurrence are greater and one can develop some serious complications. Nevertheless, if treatment is initiated early enough, it can be treated with a complete resolution of all the symptoms. The following are ways in which you can treat Lyme disease.
The first step in treating Lyme disease is using a series of specific antibiotics as prescribed by the diagnosing physician. The most common antibiotics a physician may prescribe include amoxicillin, doxycycline and cefuroxime axetil. These antibiotics are usually prescribed prophylactically immediately a tick bite has been noted, with the dosage going for about 10 days.
Some physicians will then administer further antibiotics like Rocephin, via an intravenous line. This is especially the case when a patient's nervous system has been affected by the time Lyme disease is diagnosed.
There is need to exercise caution when treating Lyme disease among pregnant women. The re is need to determine the appropriate antibiotics administered since studies have shown there is a chance of a pregnant mother transferred the Lyme disease to a fetus, This may further complicate the pregnancy. Physicians will direct the ideal drugs to be used to ensure that the disease is treated and that the fetus is also safe.
In most cases where the Lyme disease has affected the joints and probable inflicted an arthritic condition, physicians use cortisone injections. The best way of noting such complications is when a patient has swollen joints. Again, the physician will prescribe oral medication like ibuprofen, to curb pain, reduce the joint swelling and improve a patient's mobility.
The rash that indicates infection of Lyme disease, especially in children, should disappear within days after the antibiotic treatment is initiated. The condition should however be tested before one is declared fully treated to avoid reoccurrence.
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Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ticks And Lyme Disease
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.
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.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Symptoms Lyme Disease
Symptoms Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium, called "spirochete", "Borrelia Burgdorferi and Borrelia afzelii. Ticks are the primary carrier of this bacteria which is found in the ticks' stomachs. Lyme disease is spread by these ticks when they bite the skin and permits the bacteria to infect the body.
Lyme disease is not contagious from human to human but can be contagious in a household if the tick keeps biting everyone in the home. This disease can cause abnormalities in the skin, joints, heart, and nervous system.
Lyme disease that is left untreated will progress from mild symptoms to a serious form. There are three stages of Lyme disease
Stage 1 - localized disease with skin inflammation
Stage 2 - disseminated disease with heart and nervous system involvement,
Stage 3 - late disease with sensory nerve damage and brain inflammation, leading to arthritis
Stage 1 - symptoms include, a red rash, like an insect bite (this may not happen always), fever, headache, stiff neck, chills muscle aches, fatigue, lack of energy and swollen lymph nodes. Most patients notice a unique enlarging rash referred as erythema migrans a few days after the bite. The skin around the bite develops an expanding ring of redness. In some instances, the person does not notice any symptoms during this stage. Stage 1 symptoms are similar to those of a viral flu.
Stage 2 - If the Lyme disease is not detected and treated during the early stages, the disease may affect the skin, joints, nervous system, and heart within weeks and up to a month of the initial infection.
Symptoms include, excessive tiredness, the spread of skin rashes all over the body as the infection spreads, slow and poor memory, unable to concentrate, Conjunctivitis and damage to the tissue in the eyes, rapid heartbeats, pain, weakness, or numbness in the arms or legs, heart disease, inability to control the muscles of the face, recurring headaches and severe headaches and fainting.
Stage 3 - Even at the second stage if Lyme disease is not properly treated effectively, damage to the joints, nerves, and brain can develop months or years after the initial encounter. Symptoms include swelling and pain in the joints more often seen in the knee area, numbness, tingling in the hands and feet, severe fatigue, partial facial nerve paralysis, memory problems, mood swings or lack of sleep, and problems with speech. These symptoms may last up to 6 months at a time.
Chronic Lyme arthritis, which causes recurring episodes of swelling, redness, and fluid buildup in one or more, joints that last up to 6 months at a time.
Lyme disease is also treated with antibiotics.
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium, called "spirochete", "Borrelia Burgdorferi and Borrelia afzelii. Ticks are the primary carrier of this bacteria which is found in the ticks' stomachs. Lyme disease is spread by these ticks when they bite the skin and permits the bacteria to infect the body.
Lyme disease is not contagious from human to human but can be contagious in a household if the tick keeps biting everyone in the home. This disease can cause abnormalities in the skin, joints, heart, and nervous system.
Lyme disease that is left untreated will progress from mild symptoms to a serious form. There are three stages of Lyme disease
Stage 1 - localized disease with skin inflammation
Stage 2 - disseminated disease with heart and nervous system involvement,
Stage 3 - late disease with sensory nerve damage and brain inflammation, leading to arthritis
Stage 1 - symptoms include, a red rash, like an insect bite (this may not happen always), fever, headache, stiff neck, chills muscle aches, fatigue, lack of energy and swollen lymph nodes. Most patients notice a unique enlarging rash referred as erythema migrans a few days after the bite. The skin around the bite develops an expanding ring of redness. In some instances, the person does not notice any symptoms during this stage. Stage 1 symptoms are similar to those of a viral flu.
Stage 2 - If the Lyme disease is not detected and treated during the early stages, the disease may affect the skin, joints, nervous system, and heart within weeks and up to a month of the initial infection.
Symptoms include, excessive tiredness, the spread of skin rashes all over the body as the infection spreads, slow and poor memory, unable to concentrate, Conjunctivitis and damage to the tissue in the eyes, rapid heartbeats, pain, weakness, or numbness in the arms or legs, heart disease, inability to control the muscles of the face, recurring headaches and severe headaches and fainting.
Stage 3 - Even at the second stage if Lyme disease is not properly treated effectively, damage to the joints, nerves, and brain can develop months or years after the initial encounter. Symptoms include swelling and pain in the joints more often seen in the knee area, numbness, tingling in the hands and feet, severe fatigue, partial facial nerve paralysis, memory problems, mood swings or lack of sleep, and problems with speech. These symptoms may last up to 6 months at a time.
Chronic Lyme arthritis, which causes recurring episodes of swelling, redness, and fluid buildup in one or more, joints that last up to 6 months at a time.
Lyme disease is also treated with antibiotics.
Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
Parkinson's Disease Symptoms
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease can vary from person to person. They also may change severely at its later stages. A common symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremors. It often appears on one hand, or leg. It occurs when the patient is awake, standing, walking or sitting and when the movement is changed, it also subsides. It is the first symptom that others notice. Tremors may also affect the tongue, lips and chin. With time, it can spread to both parts of the body, though, in some cases, it only affects one part.
The tremors may increase when a patient is in severe stress and undergoing emotional deadlocks. By relaxing, changing the movement of the affected part of the body may reduce the tremor to some extent. Although patients with Parkinson's disease typically suffer with tremors, there are other diseases also that cause it. The difference is, with Parkinson's patients, moving the affected part may reduces the tremor while with other causes, moving may increase it.
Rigidity of muscles is also common. Like tremors, this can also occur in the legs, neck, arms, face or any other parts of the body and may cause pain as well. When walking, the rigidity, if it occurs in an arm, may restrict it from swinging.
There will be restricted movements, medically known as bradykinesia, as well, which occurs when patients change their postures. They experience difficulties when moving on the bed or when trying to stand from their sitting postures.
Furthermore, the persons who suffer from Parkinson's disease can face difficulty in swallowing and talking. This may cause them to cough, drool or choke and lower their normal voices. When turning around, bending or changing steps, they might lose their balance and may fall. All these symptoms do not occur at the earlier stage but at later stages of Parkinson's disease.
There may be many other symptoms as well. Some may find difficulty in writing. Their letters become small and their usual abilities in athletics may also be restricted. Even everyday activities such as eating and dressing can be difficult tasks for them.
They get cramps, increased dandruff, digesting and urinating problems, constipation, excessive sweating and decrease of blood pressure. Impotency with Parkinson's disease patients may also occur. Additionally, insomnia, mood changes, falling asleep and freezing in parts of the body is also common.
Patients with Parkinson's disease gradually become passive. They talk less and they seem indecisive and fearful. They also seem to alienate themselves from their loved ones unless they are repeatedly encouraged with friendly notions. They are more often depressed and may become disabled persons in the end. Nevertheless, their chronic depression may be changed with drugs. Some may develop dementia and confusion, which are common symptoms with Alzheimer's disease.
The symptoms of Parkinson's disease can vary from person to person. They also may change severely at its later stages. A common symptom of Parkinson's disease is tremors. It often appears on one hand, or leg. It occurs when the patient is awake, standing, walking or sitting and when the movement is changed, it also subsides. It is the first symptom that others notice. Tremors may also affect the tongue, lips and chin. With time, it can spread to both parts of the body, though, in some cases, it only affects one part.
The tremors may increase when a patient is in severe stress and undergoing emotional deadlocks. By relaxing, changing the movement of the affected part of the body may reduce the tremor to some extent. Although patients with Parkinson's disease typically suffer with tremors, there are other diseases also that cause it. The difference is, with Parkinson's patients, moving the affected part may reduces the tremor while with other causes, moving may increase it.
Rigidity of muscles is also common. Like tremors, this can also occur in the legs, neck, arms, face or any other parts of the body and may cause pain as well. When walking, the rigidity, if it occurs in an arm, may restrict it from swinging.
There will be restricted movements, medically known as bradykinesia, as well, which occurs when patients change their postures. They experience difficulties when moving on the bed or when trying to stand from their sitting postures.
Furthermore, the persons who suffer from Parkinson's disease can face difficulty in swallowing and talking. This may cause them to cough, drool or choke and lower their normal voices. When turning around, bending or changing steps, they might lose their balance and may fall. All these symptoms do not occur at the earlier stage but at later stages of Parkinson's disease.
There may be many other symptoms as well. Some may find difficulty in writing. Their letters become small and their usual abilities in athletics may also be restricted. Even everyday activities such as eating and dressing can be difficult tasks for them.
They get cramps, increased dandruff, digesting and urinating problems, constipation, excessive sweating and decrease of blood pressure. Impotency with Parkinson's disease patients may also occur. Additionally, insomnia, mood changes, falling asleep and freezing in parts of the body is also common.
Patients with Parkinson's disease gradually become passive. They talk less and they seem indecisive and fearful. They also seem to alienate themselves from their loved ones unless they are repeatedly encouraged with friendly notions. They are more often depressed and may become disabled persons in the end. Nevertheless, their chronic depression may be changed with drugs. Some may develop dementia and confusion, which are common symptoms with Alzheimer's disease.
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 Rash
Lyme Disease Rash
The first symptom of Lyme disease is the rash that spreads out from the site of the tick bite. If the bite is ignored and is not treated the bacteria spreads to other areas of the body.
Since the Lyme disease rash is the first stage of the disease, is can develop between 2 to 30 days after being bitten by an infected tick. The Lyme disease rash is also known as erythema migrans or bulls-eye rash. The rash starts off as a single circular red mark and it spreads outwards slowly over a period of days. The circle then expands and spreads outwards, and the skin turns pale in the inner part of the circle. This is why the rash is called 'bulls eye' rash. It is said that the rash cold expand up to 30cm.
Studies have shown that at least about 85 to 90 percent of people that develop Lyme disease get the skin rash. The rash is always easily identified.
The Lyme disease rash is not painful, scratch or itchy. The person who is bitten by the tick may not even notice it if the bite is not in a visible area of the body like the spine or the head. However, most patients are fooled when the rash disappears they think the infection has cleared from the body. If the Lyme disease infection is not treated the rash can spread to other areas of the body.
The Lyme disease rash can become very uncomfortable at times and may not produce other symptoms other than the redness. Some patients experience the redness and also suffer from burning sensation pain, and skin itch.
In addition to the skin rash other symptoms are also displayed by the person infected by Lyme disease, such as an overall bad feeling, headaches, fatigue and weakness, stiff neck, swollen lymph nodes, chills, muscle and joint pain, and fever.
The Lyme disease rash is often misdiagnosis. One such misdiagnosis is where the rash is usually the size of a quarter or silver dollar. Generally the rash may vary in size, color and overall appearance. There may be more than one red rash on the body, there could be several in all areas of the body. The rash could be oozy and crusty as well.
Therefore, precaution is better than cure, people who work with animals and live in wooded or bushy surrounding with long grass are likely to develop the Lyme disease rash, due to exposure to the bite of a tick or mite with the disease causing bacterium.
The first symptom of Lyme disease is the rash that spreads out from the site of the tick bite. If the bite is ignored and is not treated the bacteria spreads to other areas of the body.
Since the Lyme disease rash is the first stage of the disease, is can develop between 2 to 30 days after being bitten by an infected tick. The Lyme disease rash is also known as erythema migrans or bulls-eye rash. The rash starts off as a single circular red mark and it spreads outwards slowly over a period of days. The circle then expands and spreads outwards, and the skin turns pale in the inner part of the circle. This is why the rash is called 'bulls eye' rash. It is said that the rash cold expand up to 30cm.
Studies have shown that at least about 85 to 90 percent of people that develop Lyme disease get the skin rash. The rash is always easily identified.
The Lyme disease rash is not painful, scratch or itchy. The person who is bitten by the tick may not even notice it if the bite is not in a visible area of the body like the spine or the head. However, most patients are fooled when the rash disappears they think the infection has cleared from the body. If the Lyme disease infection is not treated the rash can spread to other areas of the body.
The Lyme disease rash can become very uncomfortable at times and may not produce other symptoms other than the redness. Some patients experience the redness and also suffer from burning sensation pain, and skin itch.
In addition to the skin rash other symptoms are also displayed by the person infected by Lyme disease, such as an overall bad feeling, headaches, fatigue and weakness, stiff neck, swollen lymph nodes, chills, muscle and joint pain, and fever.
The Lyme disease rash is often misdiagnosis. One such misdiagnosis is where the rash is usually the size of a quarter or silver dollar. Generally the rash may vary in size, color and overall appearance. There may be more than one red rash on the body, there could be several in all areas of the body. The rash could be oozy and crusty as well.
Therefore, precaution is better than cure, people who work with animals and live in wooded or bushy surrounding with long grass are likely to develop the Lyme disease rash, due to exposure to the bite of a tick or mite with the disease causing bacterium.
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 Transmission
Lyme Disease Transmission
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to animals and human beings through a tick bite. It is prevalent throughout many parts of the world, and is mostly caused by the bite of an infected tick. Lyme disease transmission can occur through different types of ticks, and notably the deer tick, which is notorious for transmission of the disease. Other ticks can also transmit Lyme disease, and they are equally carriers of the disease.
On the other hand, Lyme disease transmission by other biting insects may also be a possibility, but incidences of such cases are very rare. When the disease has been transmitted, some of the early symptoms include skin symptoms, which usually is the major symptom of Lyme disease infection. However, these early symptoms can easily go undetected, and this is a major reason why the disease is a big concern, since it ends up escalating to more advanced stages, which is more problematic both to treat and for the general health of the victim.
Often, the victim of Lyme disease transmission develops a fever, and fatigue. Headache, muscle and joint aches are other symptoms. If left untreated, Lyme disease can cause meningitis, tremor, pain and even hallucinations and memory loss. Symptoms of Lyme disease transmission usually appear in one to two weeks, but can be as long as one month. However, it is possible for an infected person to display no symptoms, or display only one or two symptoms, which can make a diagnosis very difficult. The late and worse symptoms of Lyme disease transmission can appear months or even year's infection.
Lyme disease is treatable with antibiotics. However, more difficult and advanced cases of the disease may require longer treatment and with different combinations of drugs. This means that the victim will be exposed to the danger of side effects caused by a combination of drugs over a prolonged period of time. Re-infection by Lyme disease from new tick bites is also possible, even after successful treatment and cure from an initial infection.
There are limited things one can do to prevent Lyme disease transmission. The best protection from infection is avoiding tick infested areas. In addition, it is useful to look around for ticks after pets like dogs, cats, horses and other domestic animals including children, once they come inside from outdoors, and get rid of ticks at the earliest possible opportunity.
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to animals and human beings through a tick bite. It is prevalent throughout many parts of the world, and is mostly caused by the bite of an infected tick. Lyme disease transmission can occur through different types of ticks, and notably the deer tick, which is notorious for transmission of the disease. Other ticks can also transmit Lyme disease, and they are equally carriers of the disease.
On the other hand, Lyme disease transmission by other biting insects may also be a possibility, but incidences of such cases are very rare. When the disease has been transmitted, some of the early symptoms include skin symptoms, which usually is the major symptom of Lyme disease infection. However, these early symptoms can easily go undetected, and this is a major reason why the disease is a big concern, since it ends up escalating to more advanced stages, which is more problematic both to treat and for the general health of the victim.
Often, the victim of Lyme disease transmission develops a fever, and fatigue. Headache, muscle and joint aches are other symptoms. If left untreated, Lyme disease can cause meningitis, tremor, pain and even hallucinations and memory loss. Symptoms of Lyme disease transmission usually appear in one to two weeks, but can be as long as one month. However, it is possible for an infected person to display no symptoms, or display only one or two symptoms, which can make a diagnosis very difficult. The late and worse symptoms of Lyme disease transmission can appear months or even year's infection.
Lyme disease is treatable with antibiotics. However, more difficult and advanced cases of the disease may require longer treatment and with different combinations of drugs. This means that the victim will be exposed to the danger of side effects caused by a combination of drugs over a prolonged period of time. Re-infection by Lyme disease from new tick bites is also possible, even after successful treatment and cure from an initial infection.
There are limited things one can do to prevent Lyme disease transmission. The best protection from infection is avoiding tick infested areas. In addition, it is useful to look around for ticks after pets like dogs, cats, horses and other domestic animals including children, once they come inside from outdoors, and get rid of ticks at the earliest possible opportunity.
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 Early Symptoms
Lyme Disease Early Symptoms
Lyme disease is known to affect different areas of the body as it progresses in severity. The more it progresses, the more serious it gets, and equally, the more difficult it is to treat. The place where the tick bites the skin is where the bacteria enter from. As the bacteria spread in the skin from the original tick bite, the infection causes a red rash. Later on, other abnormalities can be manifested in the joints, heart, and the nervous system.
One of the most common Lyme disease early symptoms includes skin inflammation. While the disease progresses, there is usually heart and nervous system involvement. The later stages of the disease show motor and sensory nerve damage and brain inflammation, as well as arthritis.
In Lyme disease early symptoms, which are evident within days up to weeks of the tick bite, the skin around the bite develops a red ring. There may be an outer ring of brighter redness and a central area, which looks like a 'bull's-eye'. Patients often cannot recall the tick bite because the tick can be very small. Also, victims may not identify the rash, and connect it to Lyme disease, to consult a doctor. Some patients may never even get a rash.
There is general fatigue, muscle and joint pains and stiffness, lymph nodes becoming swollen and headache accompanying the redness of the skin. These symptoms resemble those of a typical viral infection, making it even trickier to be able to identify and know for sure that it is Lyme disease.
The redness may go away without treatment, usually in about one month. Some weeks, even months after the initial redness of the skin, the bacteria spread throughout the whole body. This is what subsequently leads to disease in the joints, heart, and nervous system.
In summary, the Lyme disease early symptoms can be identified as headache, stiff neck, fever, sleep disorders, muscle aches, fatigue and a characteristic rash on the skin. With timely detection of Lyme disease early symptoms, one is advised to see a doctor. This is important since at this early stage, natural treatment and elimination of Lyme disease is possible. Thousands of people have been able to treat Lyme disease naturally. Due to the negative side-effects of Lyme disease medication, it is simply better to treat it early, with an advantage of the possibility of natural treatment.
Lyme disease is known to affect different areas of the body as it progresses in severity. The more it progresses, the more serious it gets, and equally, the more difficult it is to treat. The place where the tick bites the skin is where the bacteria enter from. As the bacteria spread in the skin from the original tick bite, the infection causes a red rash. Later on, other abnormalities can be manifested in the joints, heart, and the nervous system.
One of the most common Lyme disease early symptoms includes skin inflammation. While the disease progresses, there is usually heart and nervous system involvement. The later stages of the disease show motor and sensory nerve damage and brain inflammation, as well as arthritis.
In Lyme disease early symptoms, which are evident within days up to weeks of the tick bite, the skin around the bite develops a red ring. There may be an outer ring of brighter redness and a central area, which looks like a 'bull's-eye'. Patients often cannot recall the tick bite because the tick can be very small. Also, victims may not identify the rash, and connect it to Lyme disease, to consult a doctor. Some patients may never even get a rash.
There is general fatigue, muscle and joint pains and stiffness, lymph nodes becoming swollen and headache accompanying the redness of the skin. These symptoms resemble those of a typical viral infection, making it even trickier to be able to identify and know for sure that it is Lyme disease.
The redness may go away without treatment, usually in about one month. Some weeks, even months after the initial redness of the skin, the bacteria spread throughout the whole body. This is what subsequently leads to disease in the joints, heart, and nervous system.
In summary, the Lyme disease early symptoms can be identified as headache, stiff neck, fever, sleep disorders, muscle aches, fatigue and a characteristic rash on the skin. With timely detection of Lyme disease early symptoms, one is advised to see a doctor. This is important since at this early stage, natural treatment and elimination of Lyme disease is possible. Thousands of people have been able to treat Lyme disease naturally. Due to the negative side-effects of Lyme disease medication, it is simply better to treat it early, with an advantage of the possibility of natural treatment.
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 Diagnosis.
Lyme Disease Diagnosis.
Lyme disease is a bacterial disease. This disease is known to be spread by ticks when the patient is bitten on the skin, and consequently the bacterium infects the body of the victim bitten by the tick. This disease is not contagious from one infected person to another, and can only be transmitted through a tick bite.
In Lyme disease, diagnosis can be done by simple observation of the skin for starters. The common indicators include abnormalities in the skin, joints and the nervous system. Doctors can sometimes be able to diagnose this disease by simply identifying the typical rush on a patient. This is made possible in cases where the patient has been to a region in which the disease is commonly reported.
In Lyme disease diagnosis, the doctor usually looks into the patient's history in addition to conducting a physical examination. The history of the patient is specifically with particular regard to the places that the patient has been to in the recent past. This is commonly the case with Lyme disease diagnosis at the early stages.
In later stages, however, an effective Lyme disease diagnosis would require blood testing for antibodies to the Lyme bacteria. The antibodies are produced by the body to fight against the Lyme bacteria, and the antibodies are often the evidence of exposure by the patient to the Lyme bacteria.
However, it is important to note that antibodies could give false indication of a disease, including in Lyme disease diagnosis. This is because antibodies can remain in the body system for years even after the disease as been cured. This is known as a false positive test. A false positive test is dangerous in that it can lead to confusion rather than solutions to an existing problem. As a result, the most reliable test used to confirm presence of the infection in Lyme disease diagnosis is known as the Western Blot assay antibody test. Research is still underway for more tests methods.
In general however, blood testing by doctors and other medical professionals seeking to conduct Lyme disease diagnosis is helpful in patients who exhibit symptoms compatible with Lyme disease, and have a history of exposure to tick bites at least a few weeks before. The testing is also useful for those patients who have unexplained heart disorders, joint problems or nervous system complications, which are typical of Lyme diseases
Lyme disease is a bacterial disease. This disease is known to be spread by ticks when the patient is bitten on the skin, and consequently the bacterium infects the body of the victim bitten by the tick. This disease is not contagious from one infected person to another, and can only be transmitted through a tick bite.
In Lyme disease, diagnosis can be done by simple observation of the skin for starters. The common indicators include abnormalities in the skin, joints and the nervous system. Doctors can sometimes be able to diagnose this disease by simply identifying the typical rush on a patient. This is made possible in cases where the patient has been to a region in which the disease is commonly reported.
In Lyme disease diagnosis, the doctor usually looks into the patient's history in addition to conducting a physical examination. The history of the patient is specifically with particular regard to the places that the patient has been to in the recent past. This is commonly the case with Lyme disease diagnosis at the early stages.
In later stages, however, an effective Lyme disease diagnosis would require blood testing for antibodies to the Lyme bacteria. The antibodies are produced by the body to fight against the Lyme bacteria, and the antibodies are often the evidence of exposure by the patient to the Lyme bacteria.
However, it is important to note that antibodies could give false indication of a disease, including in Lyme disease diagnosis. This is because antibodies can remain in the body system for years even after the disease as been cured. This is known as a false positive test. A false positive test is dangerous in that it can lead to confusion rather than solutions to an existing problem. As a result, the most reliable test used to confirm presence of the infection in Lyme disease diagnosis is known as the Western Blot assay antibody test. Research is still underway for more tests methods.
In general however, blood testing by doctors and other medical professionals seeking to conduct Lyme disease diagnosis is helpful in patients who exhibit symptoms compatible with Lyme disease, and have a history of exposure to tick bites at least a few weeks before. The testing is also useful for those patients who have unexplained heart disorders, joint problems or nervous system complications, which are typical of Lyme diseases
Lyme Disease Long Term
Lyme Disease Long Term
Researchers have recently reported that Lyme disease long term effects are more than they had previously thought. This follows the results of studies that were done on patients at Lymes and neurology clinics throughout the country. It was observed that member of the general population who had suffered from this disease in their lives experienced similar long-term problems.
The research, which was carried out by a team of experts from Brigham Women's Hospital indicates that both cognitive and physical wellbeing of the 38 adults had been affected in the long-term consideration. All these patients had developed the disease in the period ranging between 1 and 11 years. A comparison was made between them and 43 residents from the same town (Boston) who had not had the infection.
The group that had previously suffered from Lyme reported higher extents of memory impairment, joint pain, fatigue and many other musculoskeletal problems. The groups that had never been affected by the disease did not have these problems. The researchers asserted that presence of joint pain was the best predictor for showing that one had previously suffered from the Lyme disease.
Thirteen of all the 38 members of the community who had previously suffered from Lyme suffered from long-term illnesses that could directly be attributed to the Lyme infection. It was clear that delays in diagnosis and treatment of Lymes resulted in presence of more persistent long-term health problems.
An additional note that resulted from the research and which the researchers emphasized on is about the need for eradicating B. burgdorferi.
B. burgdorferi is a bacterium that brings about the Lyme disease. They insisted that if the bacterium is left untreated for a long time, there are high chances that it will penetrate into the joints and ultimately get into the central nervous system.
All members of the group reported that they had taken antibiotics as a form of treatment but admitted that none had adhered to what a physician would call 'optimal treatment'. For instance, only 19 patients said they had received Lyme antibiotics within one month since the onset of the symptoms. All the subjects in this research were adults.
In sharp contrast, a control study done on the pediatric population showed no effects after the expiry of a two-year follow-up. The researchers, however, fear that the effects of this disease in children might occur after two years. The research was done on 17 children.
Researchers have recently reported that Lyme disease long term effects are more than they had previously thought. This follows the results of studies that were done on patients at Lymes and neurology clinics throughout the country. It was observed that member of the general population who had suffered from this disease in their lives experienced similar long-term problems.
The research, which was carried out by a team of experts from Brigham Women's Hospital indicates that both cognitive and physical wellbeing of the 38 adults had been affected in the long-term consideration. All these patients had developed the disease in the period ranging between 1 and 11 years. A comparison was made between them and 43 residents from the same town (Boston) who had not had the infection.
The group that had previously suffered from Lyme reported higher extents of memory impairment, joint pain, fatigue and many other musculoskeletal problems. The groups that had never been affected by the disease did not have these problems. The researchers asserted that presence of joint pain was the best predictor for showing that one had previously suffered from the Lyme disease.
Thirteen of all the 38 members of the community who had previously suffered from Lyme suffered from long-term illnesses that could directly be attributed to the Lyme infection. It was clear that delays in diagnosis and treatment of Lymes resulted in presence of more persistent long-term health problems.
An additional note that resulted from the research and which the researchers emphasized on is about the need for eradicating B. burgdorferi.
B. burgdorferi is a bacterium that brings about the Lyme disease. They insisted that if the bacterium is left untreated for a long time, there are high chances that it will penetrate into the joints and ultimately get into the central nervous system.
All members of the group reported that they had taken antibiotics as a form of treatment but admitted that none had adhered to what a physician would call 'optimal treatment'. For instance, only 19 patients said they had received Lyme antibiotics within one month since the onset of the symptoms. All the subjects in this research were adults.
In sharp contrast, a control study done on the pediatric population showed no effects after the expiry of a two-year follow-up. The researchers, however, fear that the effects of this disease in children might occur after two years. The research was done on 17 children.
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 Heart
Lyme Disease Heart
Heart diseases are a major threat to America and so does Lyme disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Many researchers say there is a connection between Lyme disease and heart diseases. In fact, one of the paradigm-shift measures that the American government is adopting in order to deal with heart diseases is helping fund research on the relationship between various heart problems and infectious diseases.
One such research is being conducted at San Diego State University. Once this research is complete, people will understand better the Lyme disease heart problems and the best way of treating them. This project is probably the first one of its kind in the whole world in the sense that microbiologists are working in partnership with medics in order to make the best use of information provided by experts in infectious diseases. This information, it is hoped, will make easy the process of coming up with proper treatments of both type of diseases.
The University has already dedicated a building worth $14.3 million in order to ensure that there is a proper environment for studying the relationship between heart disease and infectious disease. It is worth mentioning that more than 927,000 Americans lose their lives to cardiovascular diseases every year, according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, located in Atlanta.
When one is suffering from Lyme disease, it is not easy for them to think about the potential threat, if there exists one at all, of suffering from a cardiovascular problem. Even medical experts find is rather unlikely that an infectious disease like Lyme could have any relationship with heart problems.
Medical research findings have tied several pathogens to heart disease. Viral myocarditis is one of these pathogens. This one attacks the muscle cells in the heart, triggering a very severe attack by the immune system within the body.
Lyme disease gets into our bodies through a bacterium known as Borrelia burgdorferi. It gets into our bodies through bites from an infected tick. This bacterium has been strongly linked to chronic arthritis, and more importantly, to heart disease. The same thing can be said of HIV the AIDS virus, which many people say, also contributes to or triggers heart failure among patients.
When the Lyme disease bacterium gets into the circulatory system, it can easily damage the valves and inner lining of the heart, resulting in a condition known as bacterial endocarditis. This is the best way of explaining the Lyme disease-heart relationship.
Heart diseases are a major threat to America and so does Lyme disease. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Many researchers say there is a connection between Lyme disease and heart diseases. In fact, one of the paradigm-shift measures that the American government is adopting in order to deal with heart diseases is helping fund research on the relationship between various heart problems and infectious diseases.
One such research is being conducted at San Diego State University. Once this research is complete, people will understand better the Lyme disease heart problems and the best way of treating them. This project is probably the first one of its kind in the whole world in the sense that microbiologists are working in partnership with medics in order to make the best use of information provided by experts in infectious diseases. This information, it is hoped, will make easy the process of coming up with proper treatments of both type of diseases.
The University has already dedicated a building worth $14.3 million in order to ensure that there is a proper environment for studying the relationship between heart disease and infectious disease. It is worth mentioning that more than 927,000 Americans lose their lives to cardiovascular diseases every year, according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention, located in Atlanta.
When one is suffering from Lyme disease, it is not easy for them to think about the potential threat, if there exists one at all, of suffering from a cardiovascular problem. Even medical experts find is rather unlikely that an infectious disease like Lyme could have any relationship with heart problems.
Medical research findings have tied several pathogens to heart disease. Viral myocarditis is one of these pathogens. This one attacks the muscle cells in the heart, triggering a very severe attack by the immune system within the body.
Lyme disease gets into our bodies through a bacterium known as Borrelia burgdorferi. It gets into our bodies through bites from an infected tick. This bacterium has been strongly linked to chronic arthritis, and more importantly, to heart disease. The same thing can be said of HIV the AIDS virus, which many people say, also contributes to or triggers heart failure among patients.
When the Lyme disease bacterium gets into the circulatory system, it can easily damage the valves and inner lining of the heart, resulting in a condition known as bacterial endocarditis. This is the best way of explaining the Lyme disease-heart relationship.
Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme Disease Foundation
Lyme disease foundation is one of the major trusts which are constantly trying to find solutions regarding tick bite disorders. LDF is very committed towards their service and programs, the working procedure contain four major pillars government, business, patients and medical community. These are four pillars by which PDF tries to fight back tick related disorders. PDF is the only foundation in tick related problems and they are having strong links in international scientific society. PDF is a non profitable foundation and it satisfies the international federal standards. LDF is having research teams, media outreach and different educational programs. LDF headquarters are having employees who are completely professional with a modern library which contains more than 100,000 databases of tick related cases. Among the total donation 87% goes to the different tick related programs and 13% goes to those who are supporting the programs.
LDF was founded by Thomas E and Karen Vanderhoof in 1988. They believed that this Lyme disease is very serious and every one in the world should be aware of this disease. Their combined efforts are very remarkable as the awareness rates increased from 0% to 88% within 2 years. Tick related disorders are cat scratch disease, babesiosis, Colorado thick fever, ehrlichiosis, master's disease, Lyme disease, powassan encephalitis, query fever, rocky mountain fever, relaxing fever, tularemia and tick paralysis.
More than $500,000 is funded in more than 30 research programs. Each and every program includes well trained research team and they are located around the world. James E checks the overseas program personally 2 times in a year.
Consistent medical conferences are held to make better and improved approach towards the Lyme related problems. Every year these conferences are broadcasted and discussions are also carried out to make the public aware of different research and programs related to the disease. There are more than 17 international conferences are held till now. Conference summaries are posted on web and they are viewed by more than 100,000 users in net. These constant efforts from LDF have created vast awareness among the public.
LDF has won several awards in this field; they were awarded for their television shows, educational activities and for websites which contain their program and research details.
JSTD is the first journal published by LDF and these journals were distributed all over the country libraries and medical centers for creating awareness. These journals contained medical discussions and latest research details about tick bite disorders.
Lyme disease foundation is one of the major trusts which are constantly trying to find solutions regarding tick bite disorders. LDF is very committed towards their service and programs, the working procedure contain four major pillars government, business, patients and medical community. These are four pillars by which PDF tries to fight back tick related disorders. PDF is the only foundation in tick related problems and they are having strong links in international scientific society. PDF is a non profitable foundation and it satisfies the international federal standards. LDF is having research teams, media outreach and different educational programs. LDF headquarters are having employees who are completely professional with a modern library which contains more than 100,000 databases of tick related cases. Among the total donation 87% goes to the different tick related programs and 13% goes to those who are supporting the programs.
LDF was founded by Thomas E and Karen Vanderhoof in 1988. They believed that this Lyme disease is very serious and every one in the world should be aware of this disease. Their combined efforts are very remarkable as the awareness rates increased from 0% to 88% within 2 years. Tick related disorders are cat scratch disease, babesiosis, Colorado thick fever, ehrlichiosis, master's disease, Lyme disease, powassan encephalitis, query fever, rocky mountain fever, relaxing fever, tularemia and tick paralysis.
More than $500,000 is funded in more than 30 research programs. Each and every program includes well trained research team and they are located around the world. James E checks the overseas program personally 2 times in a year.
Consistent medical conferences are held to make better and improved approach towards the Lyme related problems. Every year these conferences are broadcasted and discussions are also carried out to make the public aware of different research and programs related to the disease. There are more than 17 international conferences are held till now. Conference summaries are posted on web and they are viewed by more than 100,000 users in net. These constant efforts from LDF have created vast awareness among the public.
LDF has won several awards in this field; they were awarded for their television shows, educational activities and for websites which contain their program and research details.
JSTD is the first journal published by LDF and these journals were distributed all over the country libraries and medical centers for creating awareness. These journals contained medical discussions and latest research details about tick bite disorders.
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.
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