Millions of people enjoy spending time in wilderness areas that are wooded and have leafy ground cover. This terrain is a perfect breeding ground for ticks. Many ticks carry viral and microbial diseases that can be serious and cause tremendous discomfort for the host whether human or animal. Knowing the dangers of being bitten may cause campers and hunters to ask their doctors is there a cure for Lyme disease?
Knowledge of symptoms of this malady will prepare most people for the worst should they get bitten by a tick. Early identification of problems is beneficial for treatment and curing the patient. After removing the tick you may notice a rash at the injury site. This rash will grow and a line of irritation will separate from the initial lesion creating the appearance of a bulls eye. It will not itch or feel sore but it will be warm to the touch. It will disappear within a few days and reappear later.
Early symptoms include fatigue, fever, cold chills, head and body pains and swollen, sore lymph nodes. These symptoms are transient and occur and disappear often. Many times victims ignore them and this can make diagnosis and treatment difficult for professionals. The sooner you advise your doctor that you have been bitten by a tick the sooner you can be treated for problems that have arisen from the bite.
You will discover more lesions in other parts of your body, muscle tone loss in one or both sides of the face, called Bell's Palsy will occur within the first few weeks of infection and severe head and neck aches will be common caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. Patients will also experience shooting pains that interfere with sleep patterns as well as having dizziness and heart palpitations. Most of these issues will dissipate with or without treatment but most people suffer additional complications without treatment.
Over sixty percent of untreated victims will experience arthritic pain and swelling in their major joints such as knees. The arthritis caused by this disease is different from normal arthritis. The symptoms are more severe and require different treatment styles. Further complications in over five percent of untreated persons include chronic neurological issues such as sharp pains, tingling and numbness in extremities and short term memory loss.
The treatment for this disease includes long term dosage of anti biotic. Those who receive early treatment can expect to recover completely. The anti biotic can be administered orally or through injection for a period lasting over thirty days. Health problems arise in those who require longer term treatment.
There are legal limits as to how much anti biotic can be administered to a patient and this presents a problem for those who have chronic symptoms. Doctors may refuse further treatment and insurance companies do not recognize chronic Lyme as a disease and will not cover further treatment. The internet offers natural solutions for those who suffer chronically. Most are fresh fruit and vegetable combinations that are designed to kill and flush the virus from the body.
Early detection of the disease is the surest way to assure complete recovery of this ailment. The more information you have on the subject the sooner you will know when to seek help from a physician.
Knowledge of symptoms of this malady will prepare most people for the worst should they get bitten by a tick. Early identification of problems is beneficial for treatment and curing the patient. After removing the tick you may notice a rash at the injury site. This rash will grow and a line of irritation will separate from the initial lesion creating the appearance of a bulls eye. It will not itch or feel sore but it will be warm to the touch. It will disappear within a few days and reappear later.
Early symptoms include fatigue, fever, cold chills, head and body pains and swollen, sore lymph nodes. These symptoms are transient and occur and disappear often. Many times victims ignore them and this can make diagnosis and treatment difficult for professionals. The sooner you advise your doctor that you have been bitten by a tick the sooner you can be treated for problems that have arisen from the bite.
You will discover more lesions in other parts of your body, muscle tone loss in one or both sides of the face, called Bell's Palsy will occur within the first few weeks of infection and severe head and neck aches will be common caused by inflammation of the spinal cord. Patients will also experience shooting pains that interfere with sleep patterns as well as having dizziness and heart palpitations. Most of these issues will dissipate with or without treatment but most people suffer additional complications without treatment.
Over sixty percent of untreated victims will experience arthritic pain and swelling in their major joints such as knees. The arthritis caused by this disease is different from normal arthritis. The symptoms are more severe and require different treatment styles. Further complications in over five percent of untreated persons include chronic neurological issues such as sharp pains, tingling and numbness in extremities and short term memory loss.
The treatment for this disease includes long term dosage of anti biotic. Those who receive early treatment can expect to recover completely. The anti biotic can be administered orally or through injection for a period lasting over thirty days. Health problems arise in those who require longer term treatment.
There are legal limits as to how much anti biotic can be administered to a patient and this presents a problem for those who have chronic symptoms. Doctors may refuse further treatment and insurance companies do not recognize chronic Lyme as a disease and will not cover further treatment. The internet offers natural solutions for those who suffer chronically. Most are fresh fruit and vegetable combinations that are designed to kill and flush the virus from the body.
Early detection of the disease is the surest way to assure complete recovery of this ailment. The more information you have on the subject the sooner you will know when to seek help from a physician.
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