Have you considered that it is not that You have Lyme but LYME has you.
It concerns a failure of your immune system. How long have you had it,
what are your current sypmtoms, what medicals have you taken, so far? If
you cannot handle it any more who do you imagine will do so? One of the
nasties of our life is that usually, when things go wrong one has to
pick up things at the bottom of the pile. The USA has the worst symptoms
because it has had the longest stretch of fast food industries.
adrian
What is Lyme Disease?
Lyme disease (LD) is an infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a type
of bacterium called a spirochete (pronounced spy-ro-keet) that is
carried by deer ticks. An infected tick can transmit the spirochete to
the humans and animals it bites. Untreated, the bacterium travels
through the bloodstream, establishes itself in various body tissues, and
can cause a number of symptoms, some of which are severe.
LD manifests itself as a multisystem inflammatory disease that affects
the skin in its early, localized stage, and spreads to the joints,
nervous system and, to a lesser extent, other organ systems in its
later, disseminated stages. If diagnosed and treated early with
antibiotics, LD is almost always readily cured. Generally, LD in its
later stages can also be treated effectively, but because the rate of
disease progression and individual response to treatment varies from one
patient to the next, some patients may have symptoms that linger for
months or even years following treatment. In rare instances, LD causes
permanent damage.
Although LD is now the most common arthropod-borne illness in the U.S.
(more than 100,000 cases have been reported to the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention [CDC] since 1982), its diagnosis and treatment
can be challenging for clinicians due to its diverse manifestations and
the unreliability of currently available serological (blood) tests.
The prevalence of LD in the northeast is due to the presence of large
numbers of the deer tick's preferred hosts - white-footed mice and deer
- and their proximity to humans. White-footed mice serve as the
principal "reservoirs of infection" on which many nymphal (juvenile)
ticks feed and become infected with the LD spirochete. An infected tick
can then transmit its store of spirochetes to its next host (e.g., an
unsuspecting human).
The LD spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, infects other species of ticks
but is known to be transmitted to humans and other animals only by the
deer tick (also known as the black-legged tick) and the related Western
black-legged tick. Studies have shown that an infected tick normally
cannot begin transmitting the spirochete until it has been attached to
its host about 36-48 hours; the best line of defense against LD,
therefore, is to examine yourself at least once daily and remove any
ticks before they become engorged (swollen) with blood.
Generally, if you discover a deer tick attached to your skin that has
not yet become engorged, it has not been there long enough to transmit
the LD spirochete. Nevertheless, it is advisable to be alert in case any
symptoms do appear; a red rash (especially surrounding the tick bite),
flu-like symptoms, or joint pains in the first month following any deer
tick bite could signal the onset of LD.
Symptoms
The early symptoms of LD can be mild and easily overlooked. People who
are aware of the risk of LD in their communities and who don't ignore
the sometimes subtle early symptoms are most likely to seek medical
attention and treatment early enough to be assured of a full recovery.
The first symptom is usually an expanding rash (called erythema migrans,
or EM, in medical terms) which is thought to occur in 80% to 90% of all
LD cases. An EM rash generally has the following characteristics:
* Usually (but not always) radiates from the site of the tickbite
* Appears either as a solid red expanding rash or blotch, OR a
central spot surrounded by clear skin that is in turn ringed by an
expanding red rash (looks like a bull's-eye)
* Appears an average of 1 to 2 weeks (range = 3 to 30 days) after
disease transmission
* Has an average diameter of 5 to 6 inches (range = 2 inches to 2
feet)
* Persists for about 3 to 5 weeks
* May or may not be warm to the touch
* Is usually not painful or itchy
adrian
bailar wrote:
I really can't handle more at this point
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