Lime disease, (Lyme Disease) or borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by spirochete bacteria from the genus Borrelia. The infection is typically the bite of an infected black-legged or deer tick, but other carriers may be other...
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Lime disease, (Lyme Disease) or borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by spirochete bacteria from the genus Borrelia. The infection is typically the bite of an infected black-legged or deer tick, but other carriers may be other ticks which have been implicated in some cases. Borrelia burgdorferi is the predominant cause of Lime Disease (Lyme disease) in the US and Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii are more common in Europe.
The diseases presentation varies widely, and can include a rash or flu-like symptoms in its initial stage, then muscular skeletal, arthritic, neurologic, psychiatric and sometimes cardiac manifestations. In a majority of cases symptoms can be eliminated with the use of specific antibiotics, especially if treatment is started very early in the course of illness.
Treatment Late or inadequate treatment often leads to “late stage” Lime diseease (Lyme disease) that is disabling and difficult to treat. Furthermore, this is comlicated by the fact that this is a very dificult disease to diagnose accurately in the early stages.
GENERAL SYMPTOMS The acute phase of Lime disease (lyme disease) infection is a characteristic reddish "bulls-eye" rash, with accompanying fever, and musculoskeletal pain. The characteristic reddish "bull's-eye" rash may be seen in up to 80% of early stage Lime disease (Lyme Disease)patients, and can appear anywhere from one day to a month after a tick bite. The rash does not represent an allergic reaction to the bite, but rather a skin infection with the Lime (lyme) bacteria.
The incubation period from infection to the onset of symptoms is usually 1-2 weeks, but is some cases this can be months or Years after the initial Tick Bite occured. Symptoms most often occur from May through September because the nymphal stage of the tick is responsible for most cases.
Other, less common findings in acute Lime disease (lyme disease)include cardiac problems which can happen in up to 10% of patients and include susch smptoms as palpitations. There is also a risk in some cases of neurologic symptoms with simple altered mental status as the sole presenting symptom.
ACUTE SYMPTOMS Chronic Lime disease (lyme disease) can be manifested by a wide-range of neurological disorders, either central or peripheral, including encephalitis or encephalomyelitis, muscle twitching, polyneuropathy or paresthesia, and vestibular symptoms among others. Neuropsychiatric disturbances can occur (possibly from a low-level encephalitis), which may lead to symptoms of memory loss, sleep disturbances, or changes in mood or affect.
Being diagnosed with Lyme Disease this past August certainly explained the mysterious range of physical and neurological problems that plagued me for months: the unrelenting fatigue, why I kept forgetting my client’s names, why my hands started to become arthritic, and why I started to lose interest in my business and everything else in my life.
My treatment began immediately, with heavy doses of antibiotics. The antibiotics would bring down the bacterial load in my system so that my... Read Full Story
Now that Spring has finally arrived in the high country, my thoughts have turned to my plans for a summer of gold prospecting and metal detecting in the mountains of Montana. As I gather my gear, repair and ready my equipment, I am thinking of a woman I know, Stacy, my sister's best friend. Stacy will not be enjoying the outdoors this summer. Stacy is fighting a courageous up-hill battle with Lyme Disease . Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever are very serious bacterial infections... Read Full Story
Lyme disease is an infection which is caused by the bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacterium is generally seen in animals such as mice and deer. It can be transferred to people from these animals by Ixodes ticks: as well known as black - legged or deer ticks. These ticks pick up the bacterium when they bite infected animals and then infect humans by biting them and passing the bacteria into human bloodstream. Young ticks, or nymphs, are about the dimension of a poppy seed... Read Full Story
Lyme disease
is an infection which is caused by the bacterium called Borrelia
burgdorferi. This bacterium is generally seen in animals such as mice
and deer. It can be transferred to people from these animals by Ixodes
ticks: as well known as black - legged or deer ticks. These ticks pick
up the bacterium when they bite infected animals and then infect humans
by biting them and passing the bacteria into human bloodstream. Young
ticks, or nymphs, are about the dimension of a poppy seed... Read Full Story
In New York City- Athlete and Lymelife's writer and producer have something in common- Lyme Disease. Lyme Disease advocate and athlete, Perry Fields, attends first major movie about Lyme Disease. Wanting to celebrate the movie and to decide for herself if the potrayal of Lyme Disease is correct, she has a candid conversation with co-writer and producer, Steven Martini. He reveals to her his personal real life inspiration for the movie. (PRWeb Apr 8, 2009)
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One of the most delicious sounding diseases is Lyme disease. It makes me think of a refreshing drink or of a tasty pie with flaky crust and whipped topping. Or a Slushee. I could really go for a slice of key lime pie and wash it down with a lime-flavored Slushee. Yum. However, Lyme disease is an illness caused by little buggers injected into people by ticks. This is why I don’t roll around in the grass unless I’m wearing my space shuttle suit. I usually check my spacesuits for snakes, but I... Read Full Story
Envision a nightmare of horror, conspiracy, medical mystery, human suffering and yet being called crazy by your doctor or others. Imagine you might have Morgellons Disease.
People who suffer from Morgellons Disease will tell you it is as if “am insect is crawling under their skin”. They may have a number of symptoms but in most cases it boils down to unexplained skin rashes and eczemas and the appearance of fibers and granules coming out of their skin. Some have said that they have seen... Read Full Story
Lyme disease is an infection which is caused by the bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacterium is generally seen in animals such as mice and deer. It can be transferred to people from these animals by Ixodes ticks: as well known as black - legged or deer ticks. These ticks pick up the bacterium when they bite infected animals and then infect humans by biting them and passing the bacteria into human bloodstream. Young ticks, or nymphs, are about the dimension of a poppy seed... Read Full Story
One of the most delicious sounding diseases is Lyme disease. It makes me think of a refreshing drink or of a tasty pie with flaky crust and whipped topping. Or a Slushee. However, Lyme disease is an illness caused by little buggers injected into people by ticks. This is why I don’t roll around in the grass unless I’m wearing my space shuttle suit. I usually check my spacesuits for snakes, but I think now I should also check them for ticks. If you get Lyme disease, at first you get skin... Read Full Story
Actress Parker Posey has had to pull out of a recent project due to an illness.
According to a statement released Wednesday by Playwrights Horizons , the Best in Show actress would not be able to perform in the new stage production of This “due to developing a case of Lyme disease.”
Lyme disease is usually contracted by a tick bite and is highly treatable with antibiotics but, if it’s not taken care of in a timely manner, could lead to heart, brain, and nerve damage.
Here’s hoping... Read Full Story
