Lyme borreliosis is caused by various species of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Ixodesticks. (cdc.gov)
As you may know, different antibiotics are required to treat the bacterium borrelia Bergdorferi and the other co-infections that are often carried by the same ticks that carry the Lyme disease. (blogspot.com)
However, there is no evidence that this syndrome is caused by chronic B. burgdorferi infection, nor is there any good evidence that prolonged treatment with antibiotics benefits patients with persistent symptoms after treatment for Lyme disease-quite the contrary, actually. (scienceblogs.com)
Symptoms8
Typical symptoms of Lyme borreliosis include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash. (cdc.gov)
Filaments can be white, black, or brightly colored.2-6 Fur thermore, MD patients exhibit a variety of manifestations that resemble symptoms of Lyme disease (LD), such as fatigue, joint pain, and neuropathy.2-6 A study found that 98% of MD subjects had positive LD serology and/or a tickborne disease diagnosis,5 confirming the clinical association between MD and spirochetal infection. (allaboutheaven.org)
Lyme disease symptoms include fever, headache, and fatigue, and it's characterized by a skin rash known as erythema migrans. (scienceblogs.com)
The diagnosis of Lyme disease is based o nits symptoms, physical findings (e.g., the characteristic skin rash, which looks like a bull's eye), and a history of being in an area where exposure to ticks is possible. (scienceblogs.com)
Alternative medicine practitioners claim that Lyme infection can become chronic and attribute a vague constellation of symptoms not unlike the vague constellation of symptoms attributed to adrenal fatigue to chronic Lyme infection, a condition they commonly refer to as chronic Lyme disease . (scienceblogs.com)
Now, there is a condition known as posttreatment Lyme disease syndrome, which is the proper term for patients with a verified previous B. burgdorferi infection who experience fatigue, arthralgias, or other symptoms six months or more after antibiotic treatment when all other conditions have been ruled out. (scienceblogs.com)
Yet these "Lyme literate" physicians and a coterie of naturopaths treat patients with symptoms after Lyme disease for weeks, months, or even years of antibiotics, and there are many known complications to long term antibiotic treatment. (scienceblogs.com)
The term "chronic Lyme disease" is used by some health care providers as a diagnosis for various constitutional, musculoskeletal, and neuropsychiatric symptoms (1,2). (scienceblogs.com)
Chronic6
In addition to the general indications for all members of the tetracycline antibiotics group, doxycycline is frequently used to treat Lyme disease, chronic prostatitis, sinusitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, acne, rosacea, and rickettsial infections. (wikipedia.org)
As Lyme disease patients, those of us with chronic infection would therefore be allowed to try only one antibiotic. (blogspot.com)
At least five five randomized, placebo-controlled studies have shown that prolonged courses of IV antibiotics do not improve long-term outcome for patients with a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease (e.g., this one ). (scienceblogs.com)
These potential complications have been illustrated in a recent article in the CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), Serious Bacterial Infections Acquired During Treatment of Patients Given a Diagnosis of Chronic Lyme Disease . (scienceblogs.com)
Patients with a diagnosis of chronic Lyme disease have been provided a wide range of medications as treatment, including long courses of intravenous (IV) antibiotics (3,4). (scienceblogs.com)
Infection1
A group of physicians who like to refer to themselves as "Lyme literate" physicians describe patients whom they believe have persistent B. burgdorferi infection, claiming that the condition requires long-term antibiotic treatment. (scienceblogs.com)
Fatigue1
Naturopaths, for instance, like to diagnose people with "adrenal fatigue," which is one of the prototypical "fake diseases. (scienceblogs.com)
The usual treatment for Lyme disease is 2-4 weeks of antibiotics , which is highly effective. (scienceblogs.com)
Treatment2
It is also effective against Yersinia pestis (the infectious agent of bubonic plague), and is prescribed for the treatment of Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (wikipedia.org)
The amendment to the Cure Act being considered would prevent a second antibiotic to be tried as a treatment for a disease for which a first antibiotic did not work. (blogspot.com)
People2
In the United States, recent studies suggest that approximately 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year. (cdc.gov)
Most people don't know that the Lyme test is only 20 percent accurate," Afzali said. (blogspot.com)
Patients3
This revelation led delegates Kathy Afzali and Karen Young (D) District 3, to start prepping a bill that would fund research, encourage education and protect doctors who are treating patients with the debilitating disease. (blogspot.com)
The bill would also push to change disclosure practices for patients who are being tested for the disease. (blogspot.com)
The third prong of the legislation would protect doctors who are trying to help patients suffering from the disease. (blogspot.com)
Centers for Diseas1
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
Borreliosis6
Lyme borreliosis is caused by various species of the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected Ixodesticks. (cdc.gov)
Typical symptoms of Lyme borreliosis include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash. (cdc.gov)
Although existing state and national surveillance systems for tickborne illnesses report substantially fewer cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and ehrlichiosis than of Lyme disease, these diseases are important with respect to their broad geographic distributions throughout the US and their potential for severe and fatal illnesses in otherwise healthy persons. (medscape.com)
It is also effective against Yersinia pestis (the infectious agent of bubonic plague), and is prescribed for the treatment of Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. (wikipedia.org)
Diagnosis1
Aalto A, Sjowall J, Davidsson L, Forsberg P, Smedby O. Brain magnetic resonance imaging does not contribute to the diagnosis of chronic neuroborreliosis. (visavissymposiums.org)
Infectious2
In contrast to Lyme disease, rickettsial and ehrlichial infections assume relative obscurity among infectious diseases recognized by most physicians. (medscape.com)
Asch ES, Bujak DI, Weiss M, Peterson MGE, and Weinstein A. Lyme Disease: an infectious and postinfectious syndrome. (visavissymposiums.org)
Sensu1
In North America, the principal species is B. burgdorferi sensu strictu, which is particularly likely to cause arthritis. (cdc.gov)
Severe2
It is unknown how WNV was introduced into the New World, but, if established in North American this virus will likely have severe effects on the health of humans, horses, and birds. (medscape.com)
The immunoglobulin (IgG) antibody response to OspA and OspB correlates with severe and prolonged Lyme arthritis and the IgG response to P35 with mild and brief arthritis. (visavissymposiums.org)
Evidence1
The following is a list of over 700 peer reviewed articles that support the evidence of persistence of Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. (visavissymposiums.org)
Cases1
Over 200,000 cases of Lyme disease are diagnosed annually in Europe. (cdc.gov)
Europe2
These ticks are found in temperate forested regions of North America, Europe, and Asia, generally at elevations less than 1300 meters. (cdc.gov)
Outbreaks of human disease caused by WNV have been reported in Europe, but this virus seemingly did not persist. (medscape.com)