Posted by JD Seller on August 30, 2015 at 08:16:12 from (208.126.198.123):
In Reply to: Lyme it is ! posted by Billy NY on August 30, 2015 at 05:59:32:
Some of the problems with Lyme disease can be permanent. It is controled with antibiotics but they just stop the procession not the current damage. One of my Nieces got it several years ago at the age of 30 and she still has joint pain. Her doctor says she may never get rid of the joint pain.
Here is part of an article on Lyme disease.
"In the early phase of the illness, within days to weeks of the tick bite, the skin around the bite develops an expanding ring of unraised redness. There may be an outer ring of brighter redness with or without a central area of clearing, leading to a "bull's-eye" appearance. This classic initial rash is called "erythema migrans" (formerly called erythema chronicum migrans). Patients often can't recall the tick bite (the ticks can be as small as the periods in this paragraph). Also, they may not have the identifying rash to signal the doctor. The rash may or may not itch. More than one in four patients never even develop a rash. The redness of the skin is often accompanied by generalized fatigue, muscle and joint stiffness and pain, swollen lymph nodes ("swollen glands"), headache, and less often fever, resembling symptoms of a viral infection.
The redness resolves, without treatment, in about a month. Weeks to months after the initial redness of the skin, the bacteria and their effects spread throughout the body. Subsequently, disease in the joints, heart, and nervous system can occur.
The later phases of Lyme disease can affect the heart, causing inflammation of the heart muscle. This can result in abnormal heart rhythms and heart failure. The nervous system signs can include facial muscle paralysis (Bell's palsy), abnormal sensation due to disease of peripheral nerves (peripheral neuropathy), meningitis, and confusion. Arthritis, or inflammation in the joints, begins with swelling, stiffness, and pain. Usually, only one or a few joints become affected, most commonly the knees. The arthritis of Lyme disease can look like many other types of inflammatory arthritis and can become chronic."
More information at: American Lyme Disease Foundation
The exploding deer population has helped spread the disease to areas that did not traditionally have it. I have seen studies that place the infected percentage of deer ticks with Lyme disease in the 50% range in the North-East part of the US. With up state New York as a very HIGH infected area.
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