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.
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Tuesday, June 24, 2014
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 Treatment
Lyme Disease Treatment
Before a person can learn how to treat Lyme disease, they first need to understand what Lyme disease is. Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder that is caused by the tick Borrelia burgdorferi. This disease usually occurs in the summer months. A papule on the victim's skin becomes red and warm but isn't actually painful. This papule is the classic sign of Lyme disease and is called the erythema chronicum migrans (ECM). If this disease is left untreated then after a few weeks, there will be in cardiac and neurologic abnormalities.
How is this caused? First, Lyme disease happens when the tick injects a spirochete-laded saliva into the bloodstream or deposits its fecal matter on the skin. After the incubating of the toxic substance for 3-32 days, the spirochetes will come out of the skin, and cause the ECM. The spirochetes will travel to other sites on the skin and organs and will trigger the inflammatory response in the person affected with disease.
What are the common signs of Lyme disease? Generally, Lyme disease has three stages. The First stage is the ECM. The second stage is the beginning of the neurologic abnormalities like the fluctuating meningoencephalitis within the peripheral and cranial neuropathy. The third stage is the manifestation of the arthritis characteristics.
How is Lyme disease treated? Lyme disease is typically treated on a 28-day course of the antibiotic, doxycycline. This is the prescribed treatment of choice for adults. However, for children who are affected by Lyme disease, they will go on a prescribed treatment of oral penicillin. When the drugs are given in the early stages of the disease, then it can minimize or prevent complications later in life. If a person is in the late stages of the diseases, then they can get high doses of the I.V. ceftriaxone and be successfully treated.
However, before this treatment is done, there needs to be some special considerations. A doctor will need to check for any drug allergies and administer the antibiotics carefully. Furthermore, it is important to assess the person's neurologic function and level of consciousness frequently while on the treatment.
Therefore, having Lyme disease isn't the end of the world. The majority of people that have gotten Lyme disease are able to be completely recovered from the illness. Lyme disease is curable and thus if a person is active in their treatment, they will have no problems with the disease later in the future.
Before a person can learn how to treat Lyme disease, they first need to understand what Lyme disease is. Lyme disease is a multisystem disorder that is caused by the tick Borrelia burgdorferi. This disease usually occurs in the summer months. A papule on the victim's skin becomes red and warm but isn't actually painful. This papule is the classic sign of Lyme disease and is called the erythema chronicum migrans (ECM). If this disease is left untreated then after a few weeks, there will be in cardiac and neurologic abnormalities.
How is this caused? First, Lyme disease happens when the tick injects a spirochete-laded saliva into the bloodstream or deposits its fecal matter on the skin. After the incubating of the toxic substance for 3-32 days, the spirochetes will come out of the skin, and cause the ECM. The spirochetes will travel to other sites on the skin and organs and will trigger the inflammatory response in the person affected with disease.
What are the common signs of Lyme disease? Generally, Lyme disease has three stages. The First stage is the ECM. The second stage is the beginning of the neurologic abnormalities like the fluctuating meningoencephalitis within the peripheral and cranial neuropathy. The third stage is the manifestation of the arthritis characteristics.
How is Lyme disease treated? Lyme disease is typically treated on a 28-day course of the antibiotic, doxycycline. This is the prescribed treatment of choice for adults. However, for children who are affected by Lyme disease, they will go on a prescribed treatment of oral penicillin. When the drugs are given in the early stages of the disease, then it can minimize or prevent complications later in life. If a person is in the late stages of the diseases, then they can get high doses of the I.V. ceftriaxone and be successfully treated.
However, before this treatment is done, there needs to be some special considerations. A doctor will need to check for any drug allergies and administer the antibiotics carefully. Furthermore, it is important to assess the person's neurologic function and level of consciousness frequently while on the treatment.
Therefore, having Lyme disease isn't the end of the world. The majority of people that have gotten Lyme disease are able to be completely recovered from the illness. Lyme disease is curable and thus if a person is active in their treatment, they will have no problems with the disease later in the future.
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 Children
Lyme Disease Children
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness which affects both human beings and animals. It is a disease transmitted through the bite of infected ticks. Most types of ticks, including the dog tick, which is common in dogs (and subsequently prone to contact with human beings) may also transmit Lyme disease in children, especially because children would quite often be found playing with dogs and other domestic pets.
Lyme disease has several symptoms, but the most common ones are exhibited on the skin. The most common symptom is the bull's eye rush, which refers to a ring of infected skin, usually at the very place where there was the tick bite. Other symptoms of lyme disease are fever and fatigue. Victims may also report headache, muscle and joint pains among other symptoms. These symptoms usually appear in one or two weeks, but they can sometimes manifest in up to one month. Late symptoms can appear months, or even years after infection, and this is very dangerous.
Lyme disease in children and adults alike can cause tremor, meningitis, severe pain, hallucinations and even memory loss, if untreated early. It is possible for the victim to only show a few, or no symptoms at all. This makes detection of Lyme disease very difficult, especially when talking about Lyme disease in children.
The known remedy for Lyme disease is treatment by way of antibiotics, usually taken for between three to four weeks. More complicated cases of Lyme disease in children and even adults can take a longer time and combination of drugs to treat. The antibiotics can be administered either by injection or orally. A person can get re-infected with lyme disease if exposed to infected tick bites, even after treatment.
To help prevent Lyme disease in children, there is very little that can be practically done. The best precaution would be to avoid tick infested areas. Places with a lot of grass or wood are likely to harbor ticks and such overgrown areas with weeds and grass should be avoided if possible, since ticks may hide in these places. If not, one is advised to wear protective clothing, or bright colored clothes. Bright clothes make it easier to spot the ticks. It is also important to observe proper hygiene for those people who have pets like cats and dogs, to eliminate the possibility of living with ticks that may be infested.
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness which affects both human beings and animals. It is a disease transmitted through the bite of infected ticks. Most types of ticks, including the dog tick, which is common in dogs (and subsequently prone to contact with human beings) may also transmit Lyme disease in children, especially because children would quite often be found playing with dogs and other domestic pets.
Lyme disease has several symptoms, but the most common ones are exhibited on the skin. The most common symptom is the bull's eye rush, which refers to a ring of infected skin, usually at the very place where there was the tick bite. Other symptoms of lyme disease are fever and fatigue. Victims may also report headache, muscle and joint pains among other symptoms. These symptoms usually appear in one or two weeks, but they can sometimes manifest in up to one month. Late symptoms can appear months, or even years after infection, and this is very dangerous.
Lyme disease in children and adults alike can cause tremor, meningitis, severe pain, hallucinations and even memory loss, if untreated early. It is possible for the victim to only show a few, or no symptoms at all. This makes detection of Lyme disease very difficult, especially when talking about Lyme disease in children.
The known remedy for Lyme disease is treatment by way of antibiotics, usually taken for between three to four weeks. More complicated cases of Lyme disease in children and even adults can take a longer time and combination of drugs to treat. The antibiotics can be administered either by injection or orally. A person can get re-infected with lyme disease if exposed to infected tick bites, even after treatment.
To help prevent Lyme disease in children, there is very little that can be practically done. The best precaution would be to avoid tick infested areas. Places with a lot of grass or wood are likely to harbor ticks and such overgrown areas with weeds and grass should be avoided if possible, since ticks may hide in these places. If not, one is advised to wear protective clothing, or bright colored clothes. Bright clothes make it easier to spot the ticks. It is also important to observe proper hygiene for those people who have pets like cats and dogs, to eliminate the possibility of living with ticks that may be infested.
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