Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease?

By Francis Riggs


In our world, we contract the disease from time to time from our pets or other humans. Lyme disease is among such illness that we contract when bitten by ticks. Blacklegged ticks infected with the Borrelia burg Dorf Eri bacteria can transmit the unfection to humans when they bite us. They pick it from biting mice or deer. In this article, we will explore is there a cure for Lyme disease.

Understanding this infection is vital. The initial case was reported in Old LYME, Connecticut in the US. Europe and Asia have also reported having experienced these cases. The infection takes form in three different stages. Localized stage is the first and, in this case, the infection has moved to the body. The early disseminated stage that is the second stage involves where the infection has started spreading. The late disseminated stage is where the infection has spread to the rest of the body.

There are some facts you need to familiarize yourself with about this infection. In United States, you get the disease after he tick has attached itself to you in between 24 and 36 hours. However, in some parts of Europe, the condition is contracted within just 24 hours. Keep in mind that the black legged tick is tiny such that you may not realize that it has bit you.

Even so, you will notice some symptoms. In the initial stage, you will have headaches, stiff necks, muscle pain, joint pains, fevers, chills, and a general ill feeling. There will be red raised rash in the areas the tick bit. The center is usually clear. With time, the rash grows in size. Also, remember that these symptoms can at the time reach the pints, brain, and even the heart.

The symptoms that accompany the second stage include heart problems, face paralysis, and painful area. The third stage will come with speech problems, muscle weakness, joint swelling, abnormal muscle movements, thinking problems and numbness.

If you have these symptoms, you ought to make a visit to the doctor. He or she will do a bold test t determine if you have the bacteria. In places that the disease frequently occurs the doctor will not need to do a blood test, they can tell if you have the illness in the initial stage. Close monitoring is required for somebody who has recently been bitten by any kind of tick.

If the diagnosis is done at the early stage and it is found that you have the infection, you will be given antibiotic to treat the illness. If treatment is delayed, you may have nervous system breakdown, joints and heart issues. Nonetheless, at the first stage, the illness is very curable. On rare occasions will you find symptoms recurring after antibiotics are administered. The late disseminated stage is dangerous and can make you have vision problems, face paralysis and memory disorders.

Finally, remember that it is better to take precaution. So during the warm days, avoid bushy areas and do not walk in the center of trails. In addition, always check you and your pet after a hike or walk.




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