Lyme Disease Information

Borellia burgdorferi also know as lyme disease is an infection. The bacteria is called a spirochete that is carried mostly by deer ticks. An infected tick can transmit the spirochete/bacteria to humans and animals it bites. Untreated, the bacteria travels through the bloodstream, establishes itself in various body tissues, and can cause a number of symptoms, some of which are very dangerous.



Lyme disease manifests itself as a multi system inflammatory disease that impacts 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 stages. If Lyme Disease is treated right after a tick bite with the proper antibiotics Lyme Disease can be cured. This must be done as right after the tick bite.



If Lyme Disease goes untreated for a few months following a tick bite the odds of curing it become much less likely. This is why it’s essential to get treatment right after a tick bite. In unusual instances, LD leads to permanent damage.



Even though Lyme Disease is the most widespread tick born disease in the U.S.A. Do to the poor testing results it can be very difficult to get treatment from a regular doctor.



Lyme disease is not just in the New England area anymore.. Lyme Disease is basically all over the country now.. This is slowly becoming an epidemic!



Borrelia burgdorferi the LD spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, infects other species of ticks but is known to be transmitted to people and other animals only by the deer tick and the related Western black-legged tick. Research have revealed that an infected tick usually can't 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.



If you find a tick on your body that is not embedded your chances of getting lyme disease are very unlikely. Nonetheless, it is advisable to be alert in case any conditions do appear; a red rash (especially surrounding the tick bite), flu-like problems, or joint pains in the first month following any deer tick bite could signify the onset of Lyme disease.



Manifestations of what we now call Lyme disease were first reported in medical literature in Europe in 1883. Lyme is now be called the "Great Imitator" as it can imitate so many different diseases. Doctors are certainly scratching there head with this disease.. This Disease is very challenging. Tsay positive and never give up and you will beat this disease.



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