collecte section Bourgogne

https://www.helloasso.com/associations/association-france-lyme/collectes/section-bourgogne

Is Lyme Disease Behind Your Fatigue?

http://www.newportnaturalhealth.com/2012/07/is-lyme-disease-behind-your-fatigue/



Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes



Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes , study finds



http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-lyme-disease-bacteria-lymph-nodes.html#nRlv

Why some strains of Lyme disease bacteria are common and others are not

Why some strains of Lyme disease bacteria are common and others are not

 http://phys.org/news/2012-12-strains-lyme-disease-bacteria-common.html#inlRlv

 

Wild mice have natural protection against Lyme borreliosis

http://phys.org/news/2013-04-wild-mice-natural-lyme-borreliosis.html#nRlv

L'huile d’origan est aussi efficace que les antibiotiques

http://artdevivresain.over-blog.com/article-36209892.html


Avec la réapparition de la médecine naturelle, l’huile d’origan a été redécouverte. Ce produit est maintenant connu comme l'un des plus puissants remèdes naturels existants. L'huile d’origan est aussi efficace que les antibiotiques mais sans leurs inconvénients (empoisonnement de l'organisme et notamment du foie) pour combattre les infections bactériennes, les virus, fongus et parasites.

Q&A with UNF professor Kerry Clark about those pesky ticks and Lyme disease

http://jacksonville.com/community/southside/2011-07-21/story/qa-unf-professor-kerry-clark-about-those-pesky-ticks-and-lyme#.UdA3Z3hf2gg.facebook



Ralph Stricker, Dr. Raphael B. Stricker, vice president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, voices his opinion on Dr Lyle Peterson's article on Lyme disease.

Ralph Stricker, Dr. Raphael B. Stricker, vice president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society, voices his opinion on Dr Lyle Peterson's article on Lyme disease.

"In presenting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s point of view (“Valley View: Long-term antibiotics not warranted for Lyme treatment” June 16), Dr. Lyle Petersen propagates myths about Lyme disease. Let’s examine these myths followed by the facts from the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS)".
 http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20130630/COLUMNISTS03/306300067/CDC-perpetuates-myths-about-Lyme-disease-testing-treatment
 
 

Lyme disease forcing him to avoid sunlight

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20130629/APC0101/306290332/Left-dark

"The 38-year-old former cyclist and weight lifter keeps the curtains drawn all the time. He wears light-canceling goggles over a scarf and gauze pads on his eyes before stepping outside. He’s on oxygen and hasn’t been able to work in about five years."

"My overall quality of life is still so compromised by this disease that I can’t live a normal life. I can’t go out in the sun, I can’t even read on paper at all. I can hardly sign my name.”

"Braatz, who is confined to his darkened home almost all the time because light can trigger seizures, has Lyme disease."

ticks are very nasty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g_lt0FcQag&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Tick Safety Tips for Kids at Summer Camp

Tick Safety Tips for Kids at Summer Camp

"Youngsters aged 5 to 14 have the highest incidence of Lyme disease in the United States, according to the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance (TBDA). Lyme disease is spread by deer ticks, which are found in many types of settings at outdoor summer camps, including woodlands, lawns and playing fields, tree stumps and picnic tables."

http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2013/06/29/tick-safety-tips-for-kids-at-summer-camp

5 years of fighting for life

A great success story video!
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=So2K68r8pOY&feature=share
 
this is a movie about 5 years of fighting for life, countless treatments, and the roller coaster Lyme can put you on. Christa fought for her life and we are still here to tell the tale!
 

Readers disagree with Lyme disease treatment

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20130629/OPINION/306290011/Letters-editor-6-29-Readers-disagree-Lyme-disease-treatment



the one question we all want answered:
“So why does the CDC continue to defend the IDSA’s view of Lyme disease as a single, acute bacterial infection curable with routine antibiotics, when the preponderance of the available evidence shows that construct to be wrong?”

It is time to recognize that Lyme disease is not a simple bacterial infection.” The evidence goes on and on… -


Efforts of increased Lyme awareness surely are paying off, as evidenced by the high profile media coverage that tick-borne diseases have recently received. - See more at: http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/touched-by-lyme-media-coverage-response.html#sthash.HXH4pP1S.dpuf


http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/touched-by-lyme-media-coverage-response.html


Efforts of increased Lyme awareness surely are paying off, as evidenced by the high profile media coverage that tick-borne diseases have recently received. - See more at: http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/touched-by-lyme-media-coverage-response.html#sthash.HXH4pP1S.dpuf

Efforts of increased Lyme awareness surely are paying off, as evidenced by the high profile media coverage that tick-borne diseases have recently received. - See more at: http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/touched-by-lyme-media-coverage-response.html#sthash.HXH4pP1S.dpuf

Efforts of increased Lyme awareness surely are paying off, as evidenced by the high profile media coverage that tick-borne diseases have recently received. - See more at: http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/touched-by-lyme-media-coverage-response.html#sthash.HXH4pP1S.dpuf

Persisting viable but non-cultivable B. burgdorferi is now a convincing phenomenon

Dr. Stephen Barthold, who during his congressional testimony said: “Persisting viable but non-cultivable B. burgdorferi is now a convincing phenomenon based upon a number of animal-based (mouse, dog and primate) studies using a number of different antibiotics, and the significance of continued infection indeed needs to be better understood. It is time to recognize that Lyme disease is not a simple bacterial infection.” - See more at: 
 
http://lymedisease.org/news/lyme_disease_views/touched-by-lyme-media-coverage-response.html#sthash.0vtk61Fl.dpuf

Eva Sapi's recent research calls into question everything we thought we knew about Lyme "cysts." In fact it destroys the old thinking.

http://lymemd.blogspot.fr/2011/07/everything-you-thought-you-knew-about.html

Eva Sapi's recent research calls into question everything we thought we knew about Lyme "cysts." In fact it destroys the old thinking.

"Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme and it travels with other pathogens like Bartonella, Babesia or Rickettsia. Pets carry ticks which jump on you and bite (you will never feel it, and rarely see it).

"It’s not a zoonotic disease but it’s epidemic, so it gets honorable mention." 

"Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme and it travels with other pathogens like Bartonella, Babesia or Rickettsia. Pets carry ticks which jump on you and bite (you will never feel it, and rarely see it)."

"Hundreds of symptoms can occur, causing you to get misdiagnosed with any one of 300 disorders, mainly autoimmune or fibromyalgia/chronic fatigue."


http://www.lodinews.com/lodi_living/health/suzy_cohen/article_459876ac-dffe-11e2-a4ff-0019bb2963f4.html


Maladie de lyme , de plus en plus de malades

http://www.francetvinfo.fr/etats-unis-des-tiques-en-proliferation_357982.html


on parle des US ici mais en France c'est exactement la même chose  il ne faut pas l'oublier


traitements actualisés de la borréliose de lyme chronique

http://chronimed.over-blog.com/article-traitements-actualises-de-la-borreliose-chronique-notes-de-conference-118775094.html

THE LYME WARS

http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2013/07/01/130701fa_fact_specter



Worldwide Lyme Protest - Russia

У всех ли проявляется боррелиоз: Ребята, хотел в этой теме упомянуть о таком факте. Есть знакомый у меня - он все время ездит в какие то экспедиции, спит в палатках, сидит у костра и тд... пышущий здоровьем человек... говорит его много раз кусали клещи - даже сидели в коже до троих суток бывало (сразу не заметишь если например под... http://borrelioz.com/forum/threads/u-vsex-li-projavljaetsja-borrelioz.335/

Targeting Lyme disease

http://journals.lww.com/nursing/Fulltext/2013/05000/Targeting_Lyme_disease.10.aspx

where the Lyme spirochetes like to hide

Another relevant piece of research from Steven Barthold's team - showing where the Lyme spirochetes like to hide - I don't have full access to the whole article unfortunately....



Dynamic interplay of ecology, infectious disease, and human life

Dynamic interplay of ecology, infectious disease, and human life

Two symposia focusing on the ecological dynamics of infectious diseases such as avian influenza, Yellow Fever, and Lyme will take place during the Ecological Society of America's 98th Annual Meeting, held this year in Minneapolis, Minnesota.


http://phys.org/wire-news/133788716/dynamic-interplay-of-ecology-infectious-disease-and-human-life.html

16 insecticides naturels et sans risques

http://sante.planet.fr/aromatherapie-16-insecticides-naturels-et-sans-risque.1579.89.html

How to Make Your Own Natural Tick Repellent

http://www.ehow.com/how_5374472_make-own-natural-tick-repellent.html




These ticks don't just carry Lyme disease. They carry at least four other pathogens, and some of those pathogens may be more damaging than Lyme disease

"The phrase 'I don't know' is not something easy for some doctors to say. But when it comes to Lyme disease, Specter says, that might be the most apt description of current understanding." NPR expands on Michael Specter's article from The New Yorker:


http://www.npr.org/2013/06/26/195223507/the-lyme-wars-that-tiny-ticks-have-wrought


it is hard to find doctors willing to treat Lyem disease in Canada


"Canadian doctors who have gone beyond the accepted guidelines of giving antibiotics for a maximum of 30 days have been investigated by their regulatory colleges and, in some cases, given up their medical licences."

"Patients say it has created a chill in the Canadian medical community that makes it hard to find doctors willing to treat them here."

"It's horrendous," she said. "It's a nightmare. I don't have any independence."

"My hope is I will get a diagnosis and treatment and have quality of life again," said Kos, who has an appointment with McShane in September.


Lyme Disease and Brain Fog

http://rissenberg.com/lyme-disease/


Lyme Disease and Brain Fog

Traitements de la maladie de Lyme par Luc Bodin

http://www.conseilslucbodin.com/archives/2011/01/15/20134285.html



IF the treating physicians would just CARE to follow and test these patients thoroughly for Borreliosis and co-infections with ANTIGEN tests .............

IF the treating physicians would just CARE to follow and test these patients thoroughly for Borreliosis and co-infections with ANTIGEN tests, which is NOT DIFFICULT, as illustrated in this article! – and treat them for ACTIVE INFECTIONs, instead of mocking these patients by stating FALSELY that “all Borrelia was killed after 10-14 days”, and calling them “hypochondriacs”, I’m quite sure many cases of chronic Borreliosis, long term suffering and disability could be prevented!

Despite improved diagnostic methods, like by doing live video-microscopy / plus specific immune stain for Borrelia, in order to document the presence of spirochete(s) and/or their alternative forms, during all active stages of Borreliosis, the diagnosis of Late (chronic) Borreliosis remains – probably forever – a CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS, that can sometimes, but not always be SUPPORTED by any POSITIVE TEST RESULT, but can NOT BE OUT RULED by any NEGATIVE TEST RESULT! – so LISTEN to the patients, let them write SYMPTOM DIARY!


Bobcat fever" is a tick-borne disease that affects cats.

http://www.wrdw.com/news/homeandfamily/headlines/Vets-warn-of-tick-borne-disease-that-could-kill-your-cat-213023361.html



keep the bacteria away from your gut

http://www.naturalnews.com/040956_superfoods_intestinal_health_healing.html


A clean gut can create a clean bill of health

Eighty percent of our immunity, and conversely, where 80 percent of things go wrong, starts in the gut. It is perhaps the most important factor to consider when deciding to clean up your health.

Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/040956_superfoods_intestinal_health_healing.html#ixzz2XLNs2rse

TODAY on Fresh Air! The Growing Rate of Lyme Disease

TODAY on Fresh Air! The Growing Rate of Lyme Disease 


Why is the Lyme disease infection rate growing? And why is there a battle over how to treat it? Host Terry Gross speaks with Michael Specter about his article, "The Lyme Wars," in the current edition of the New Yorker. He'll also discuss what's recommended if you find a tick on your body or your child's -- which might be carrying Lyme. 
Check for scheduling on your local public radio station by going to

http://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/

Clark...and his colleagues have found two species of Lyme disease bacteria previously unknown to infect humans in patients. These two Lyme disease species, Borrelia americana and Borrelia andersonii

From Jacksonville's WJCT: "Clark and his team identified lone star ticks removed from humans who tested positive for Lyme bacteria, including the species of Borrelia burgdorferi already known to cause the disease in North America. Some of the ticks removed from the patients tested positive, too."

ALSO FROM SAME STUDY....

"Clark...and his colleagues have found two species of Lyme disease bacteria previously unknown to infect humans in patients. These two Lyme disease species, Borrelia americana and Borrelia andersonii, were found in symptomatic patients living in the Southeastern United States. The commonly found lone star tick, formerly believed by many to be incapable of transmitting Lyme disease, was implicated in some of these cases."



http://wolf.house.gov/lyme

the first step toward winning the war on Lyme is awareness.

Here's another article that once again highlights the desperate need for further research: "For many people, though, the clinical situation is far more complicated. Some who have been infected with borrelia don’t notice the rash. Others—up to a quarter of those with Lyme, including Kaleigh Ahern—never even get one. Most troubling, some patients who are treated continue to suffer from a variety of symptoms long after their therapy has ended. Nobody really knows why they fail to get better.”

"Why patients fail to get better and how scientists can help them is an open question, Specter writes, though patients say the first step toward winning the war on Lyme is awareness."




http://www.weather.com/health/when-lyme-disease-cant-be-cured-20130625

Gov. McDonnell signs Lyme disease legislation at Loudoun County park

This is very important. Education is power. Knowledge is power,” McDonnell, a Republican, said during the ceremony. “Knowing what your options are from your physician is powerful. And this bill will help to provide more information to patients.”

"Comstock's measure will require state Department of Health officials to provide information to doctors regarding the possibility of inaccurate test results for Lyme – both positive and negative – and an ensuing misdiagnosis. Doctors must then disclose this information to patients."



Gov. McDonnell signs Lyme disease legislation at Loudoun County park
McDonnellTimes-Mirror Staff Photo/Trevor BaratkoGov. Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed the Lyme Disease Information Disclosure Act of 2013 Tuesday at Claude Moore Park in Sterling. The legislation was championed by state Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th) and supported by a slew of Northern Virginia lawmakers, many of whom were in attendance for the signing.
Gov. Bob McDonnell joined a pack of Northern Virginia lawmakers in Loudoun County Tuesday for a ceremonial signing of the Lyme Disease Information Disclosure Act of 2013.

The location selection, Claude Moore Park in Sterling, was not by chance. Loudoun and Fairfax counties are ground zero in Virginia for the debilitating Lyme disease, which is frequently spread through ticks and deer.

The Lyme legislation was introduced this year by Del. Barbara Comstock (R-34th) and sponsored by Dels. Tag Greason (R-32nd), Tom Rust (R-86th), David Ramadan (R-87th) and Randy Minchew (R-10th) in the House, all of whom were in attendance during the signing with the exception of Greason.

Comstock's measure will require state Department of Health officials to provide information to doctors regarding the possibility of inaccurate test results for Lyme – both positive and negative – and an ensuing misdiagnosis. Doctors must then disclose this information to patients.

“This is very important. Education is power. Knowledge is power,” McDonnell, a Republican, said during the ceremony. “Knowing what your options are from your physician is powerful. And this bill will help to provide more information to patients.”

Lyme disease is caused by bacteria people acquire after being bitten by ticks infected with the organism Borrelia burgdorferi. That organism is maintained in wild rodents, deer, other mammals and certain ticks, most commonly the black-legged (deer) tick, according to the Loudoun County public information office. Lyme is generally transferred to people by the bite of an infected tick.

McDonnell noted that Virginia is the first state in the nation to pass Lyme disease legislation of this type.

Other elected officials at Claude Moore Park Tuesday included state Sen. Dick Black (R-13th), a major advocate of the legislation in the Virginia Senate, and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors Chairman Scott York (R-At Large) and supervisors Eugene Delgaudio (R-Sterling), Geary Higgins (R-Catoctin) and Janet Clarke (R-Blue Ridge).


Contact the writer at tbaratko@timespapers.com.

I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 1996 by the prestigious Lahey Clinic and chased an unresolved fatigue for twelve years eventually ending up bedridden and on oxygen Oct 2008. My illness was a result of undiagnosed Lyme disease


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/10137694/Emily-didnt-only-have-ME.html

06/24/2013 08:11 AM
I was diagnosed with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in 1996 by the prestigious Lahey Clinic and chased an unresolved fatigue for twelve years eventually ending up bedridden and on oxygen Oct 2008. My illness was a result of undiagnosed Lyme disease and I have been taking antibiotics but did not see measurable improvement for the first sixteen months. Support groups (Lyme disease in the UK: http://www.lymediseaseaction.o/... encourage patients to stay the course even though you may feel little relief. Family members usually recognize improvement in their loved ones before the Lyme patient does. Four and a half years into treatment I no longer have crippling joint pain which required vicodin for relief , no light and sound sensitivities, and energy production has been improving monthly.

I created the following petition on behalf of the families devastated by Lyme disease who have witnessed first hand a community of physicians influenced by the CDC’s ongoing disinformation campaign aimed at promoting the idea that Lyme is little more than a nuisance disease.

Petition: Calling for a Congressional investigation of the CDC, IDSA and ALDF

https://www.change.org/petitio...

In a month’s time this petition has collected 3,581 signatures and 86 pages of heart wrenching stories from across the country as the late stage Lyme epidemic rages out of control while the medical community and state departments of health practice willful ignorance.

The denial of this epidemic and refusal to reimburse for treating persistent infection has caused untold pain and suffering across the nation.

Johns Hopkins published a study that followed patients who were treated from an acute Lyme disease stage but went on to develop debilitating symptoms after the standard IDSA treatment protocol.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pu...
35% of patients met the definition of post-Lyme syndrome 6 months after treatment and as many as 45% with one major symptom. I have suggested to Dr Aucott he test these patients using Advanced Laboratory Services’ Borellia Culture test. http://advanced-lab.com/news/b... We now have proof that chronic Lyme exists through Advanced Laboratory Services’s Borrellia culture test as the laboratory is reporting positive cultures in 80% of symptomatic post treatment Lyme patient specimens so why is the CDC in no rush whatsoever to embrace this technology?

Because the true epidemic and deceitful handling of late stage Lyme disease will finally be exposed!

Sincerely,

Carl Tuttle
Hudson, NH 03051

Website: New Hampshire Lyme Misdiagnosis
http://home.comcast.net/~runag...


Letter to the Editor, The Lancet Infectious Diseases Published May 2012
http://www.thelancet.com/journ...

Bartonella spp. Bacteremia and Rheumatic Symptoms in Patients from Lyme Disease–endemic Region

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3358077/




10-minute video of Lyme disease in Ohio.

10-minute video of Lyme disease in Ohio.


"...at the end of her freshman year in college she found herself crippled by anxiety, depression, and insomnia. She was beset by searing headaches, her muscles often felt as though they were on fire, and her brain seemed wrapped in a dense fog.


This is an all too familiar scenario. From New York:

"Kaleigh Ahern was twelve years old when a tick bit her. She noticed it “perched” on her shoulder when she was taking a shower one morning. “I thought it was your average, everyday bug...But, when she tried to brush it off, the tick wouldn’t budge."

"Ahern assumed that the doctor would prescribe a prophylactic dose of antibiotics....But he said that he wasn’t going to treat it. “If a rash develops or she starts to have flulike symptoms, bring her back...”

"...at the end of her freshman year in college she found herself crippled by anxiety, depression, and insomnia. She was beset by searing headaches, her muscles often felt as though they were on fire, and her brain seemed wrapped in a dense fog. Kaleigh tested positive for Lyme disease."


Help Adrianna win her battle with Lyme disease

Hi, my name is Adrianna Henderson and I am 15 years old. I have been suffering with Lyme Disease for almost 2 years now and just been getting worse and I need treatment is Germany next year that has a 97% cure rate but it is very expense and my family can not afford all of it. I was wondering if you could share a link on your page to my donation page where there is more info about me and my struggle and where to give. God has been my rock through everything that I've been through!!
 I would be beyond grateful if you would share this linkhttp://fnd.us/c/aXOie so I may be cured. Thank you so much and God bless you!!




https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/aXOie



The psychological effects of Lyme disease

http://johnnylight.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=flashmovies&thread=718&page=1



EB Breitschwerdt, - on a roll with Bartonella

http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/short/72/24_MeetingAbstracts/P3-10-03?rss=1

Bartonella henselae Infection Detected in Patients with Inflammatory Breast Cancer.

He took that day off in October 2010 and wasn’t able to work again until two years later....Months of suffering with Lyme disease are a blur of doctor’s visits and pills and injections.

From Maryland: He took that day off in October 2010 and wasn’t able to work again until two years later....Months of suffering with Lyme disease are a blur of doctor’s visits and pills and injections.

.
There were times when Tim Streett was wheelchair-bound. During the darker days, he was unable to converse, sleep, read



IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY’S LYME DISEASE RESEARCH!

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY’S LYME DISEASE RESEARCH!

You can now help Texas A&M researcher, Maria Esteve-Gassent, in her research studying Lyme Ecology in Texas! Maria is collecting and testing ticks all over Texas in an effort to study how the pathogen is maintained in nature and where the hot spots for Lyme are in Texas. Not only will this research establish that THERE IS LYME IN TEXAS, but it will put in motion informational campaigns to prevent the disease in Texans. Maria has already been instrumental in putting together a Lyme exhibit that is now on view at the George Bush Library and Museum in College Station, Texas. Please follow the instructions below to donate directly to Maria’s research fund. Donations can be submitted online through Texas A&M or by mail. 
Please help us spread the word by sharing this with your friends!
If you need more information regarding Maria Esteve-Gassent’s research or need additional help to donate, please email me at jenjustiss@gmail.com.
Online gifts may be made to Texas A&M Foundation Account 72996.

ONLINE GIVING INSTRUCTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. Go to giving.tamu.edu
2. Click on the “Give Now” button
3. In the blank labeled “Enter name or number for fund not listed online” enter 72996
4. Choose amount of your contribution and whether it is a one time or recurring gift.
5. In the blank labeled “Additional Comments or instructions” enter:
College of Veterinary Medicine- Dr. Esteve-Gassent’s Lyme Disease Research
6. Finally, complete the credit card information for the gift. You should receive an immediate email confirmation.

TO MAIL IN CONTRIBUTION, SEND CHECK TO:

Donating to Maria’s A&M Lyme Research:
Development Office
4461 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4461

The check should be made payable to the Texas A&M Foundation. Please also place the account number on your check (72996) along with a note that it is for Lyme Disease research.



http://vetmed.tamu.edu/labs/lyme-lab

Melissa began suffering from a myriad of various, seemingly unrelated medical issues, including migraines, multiple disk herniations, joint pain, chronic sinus infections, insomnia, periodic heart rhythm abnormalities, fatigue, and inflammation throughout her body

From our neighbors in Florida: "After having her first two children, Melissa began suffering from a myriad of various, seemingly unrelated medical issues, including migraines, multiple disk herniations, joint pain, chronic sinus infections, insomnia, periodic heart rhythm abnormalities, fatigue, and inflammation throughout her body. Her doctors were puzzled by her abnormal test results and clinical presentation, but could not determine the underlying cause. Melissa was forced to abandon her job working as an attorney due to progressive pain while sitting for prolonged time periods, and was deemed to be completely and permanently disabled."


http://www.jaxmomsblog.com/mom/summertime-safety-lyme-disease/


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although his initial test did not meet CDC reporting standards, considering that he had species-specific bands on the test, immune deficiencies, and 40+ symptoms that were consistent with Lyme Disease, they opted to begin treatment. Several months after starting treatment, their son had seven positive bands on his Lyme Disease Western blot, many of which were species-specific, confirming the diagnosis. Their son also tested positive for four other infections, which is common with Lyme Disease.

Protecting our pets from ticks and tickborne diseases

Protecting our pets from ticks and tickborne diseases

"Breslin said it's not necessary to bring the animal to a veterinarian's office to remove the tick, as most can be extracted at home.

"Be aware of an unexplained limp, however," he said. "That's one of the biggest signs the animal may have Lyme."

The best method to avoid ticks and Lyme, Breslin said, is a preventative one, but cautions people about trusting in any treatment entirely.

"It's like buying a bulletproof vest and standing in front of a line of Uzis, not expecting to get hit," Breslin said.

He recommends using a topical treatment such as Advantix, which contains a pyrethroid, a strong insect repellent, but should only be used on dogs as the chemical is very toxic to cats."

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/health/ci_23507725/protecting-our-pets-from-ticks-and-tickborne-diseases

Tiny ticks can create major health problems


Tiny ticks can create major health problems 

"According to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH), Arkansas has some of the highest levels of tick-borne diseases of any state in the country and another big year is expected. More than 900 cases of tick-borne disease were reported to the ADH in 2012. These, according to Dianne Woodruff, included four diseases: anaplasmosis, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Tularemia. Five people died from tick-borne diseases.

In addition, diseases from tick bites were found in 63 of the state’s 75 counties. Woodruff said illnesses occurred every month of the year, but peaked in June. The actual number of cases is likely higher as many go unreported, according to the ADH."

http://www.magnoliareporter.com/living_and_learning/education/article_fd458a58-d575-11e2-bd6e-0019bb2963f4.htmlhttp://www.magnoliareporter.com/living_and_learning/education/article_fd458a58-d575-11e2-bd6e-0019bb2963f4.html

Lyme and hashimotos thyroiditis

This looks an interesting resource for slide shows on Borrelia


.http://www.slideshare.net/double73plant/lyme-illness-and-hashimotos-thyroiditis

Lyme Disease Forum

Fascinating presentations as helpful today as when they were presented Pat Smith is such a strong advocate and example for us all. Burrascano what a warrior and Pam - looking forward to her latest update popping through the letter box.

(Canada) Fighting back against Lyme disease

(Canada) Fighting back against Lyme disease

"Family and friends of Kamea Crowe are holding a fundraiser on Saturday, June 22, at the Polish Legion on Vine Street, to assist with travel costs and medical costs for the 14-year-old, who has been undergoing treatment at the Sponaugle Wellness Institute in Florida since April."


http://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/3850714-fighting-back-against-lyme-disease/

are you at risk for Lyme disease ?

http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/are-you-at-risk-for-lyme-disease/?id=149653

Teenager caught Lyme while at Boy Scout Camp in Minnesota. Now he helps educate others.

Teenager caught Lyme while at Boy Scout Camp in Minnesota. Now he helps educate others.

are you gluten intolerant ? 10 signs....




"Sarah, 37, was left in a wheelchair after she contracted Lyme Disease from a tick bite during a walking holiday in Scotland.

Join a mass dog walk on Sunday to raise money for Faversham vet Sarah Bignell

"Sarah, 37, was left in a wheelchair after she contracted Lyme Disease from a tick bite during a walking holiday in Scotland.

It left her in constant pain, confined to her bed for days at a time and unable to even lift a kettle or flick a light switch."

http://www.canterburytimes.co.uk/Join-mass-dog-walk-Sunday-raise-money-Faversham/story-19353337-detail/story.html