Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease In The 21St Century?

By Toni Vang


Lyme Borreliosis is a dangerous infectious sickness that is caused by bacterial organisms. One of the signs of recognizing this infection is swellings in an affected area. That is just but one of the signs of this infectious disease. Other signs include swellings without the itch, high fever, tiredness and serious headaches. The infection can be detrimental especially when in its advanced stages as it makes movements hard. Your neck also becomes stiff, joints become painful, and the heart palpitates. In this article, we will try to discuss about the question of: is there a cure for Lyme disease and what you should do immediately after noticing the signs and symptoms mentioned above.

Studies show that after a month of lack of treatment some of the people who suffer from this sickness have repeated episodes of swelling, joint pains and they develop tiredness and memory loss. Let us now look at how the disease is being transmitted. The sickness is transmitted when a tick bites a human being.

The Lxodes Genuses species in the family of ticks are responsible for spreading this infection. For one to be infected with the illness, the tick attaches itself to the body for not less than two days. Another important thing to note is the disease is not transferable to people; rather it can be gotten from foods or other animals.

The most peculiar thing about this illness is that, when you go for a test immediately after the tick bite, the chances of you testing negative is very high. The illness can be prevented by avoiding tick bites. Ensure you put on clothes that cover your body fully.

Health hygienists recommend that people should regularly spray their house with pesticides to kill all ticks in the house to reduce their numbers. When the numbers of the ticks are small, you will also reduce the likelihood of the tick sticking on your clothes or when sleeping on the bed. However when you find that one has stuck on your body, you should remove it with tweezers. You should not allow a tick to suck your blood until it gets full because it is the only way you can easily get Lyme.

How would a person get treatment once they get the illness? When you see that the tick that has been removed is full of blood, it will be advisable if you take an antibiotic immediately. The reason it is important to take the antibiotic is to prevent the disease from getting to advanced stages. There are many antibiotics that will easily help in managing the illness. Remember that in the beginning it is not easy to detect the illness.

Another fact to take note of is that, the first symptoms of the infection start showing up withing two days to about three weeks. For this reason, you should take action immediately after the bite. Even so, overusing the antibiotics can be detrimental since the bacteria can form a resistance making the medication ineffective.

Finally, there is research that is ongoing about a vaccine of the sickness. There are also antibiotics such as Doxycycline, cefotaxime and other medicines that will be recommended by a doctor. Health specialists advice that when you take the medicines within seventy-two hours you will you reduce the symptoms of Lyme disease.




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