What you need to know about Lyme disease on the rise

Lyme disease, the most famous tick-borne disease, is becoming more common than ever before.At least, judging by health insurance data that includes a Lyme diagnosis. New data recently covered (sorry) about the rise, we’re pretty much in agreement Estimation of CDCSo what should you know to keep yourself safe and healthy?

What is Lyme disease?

Lyme is caused by bacteria, Borrelia burgdorfericarried by the black leg tick, Ixodes scapularisThis means that illness can develop after a tick bite. Often (but not always) a bullseye rash develops around a tick bite.

Symptoms include fever and chills, which may be followed by other symptoms. Some of these include arthritis with joint pain and swelling, headaches, facial palsy, heart palpitations, tingling in the limbs, numbness, or shooting pain. More information on CDC symptoms can be found here..

Lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics, but symptoms may persist even after treatment.

How can I prevent Lyme disease?

Preventing disease is primarily about avoiding tick bites. The main defense here is to check your skin for DEET, your clothes for permethrin, and if you live in an area where lime is common, check for ticks after going outdoors.TThe disease will usually crawl around you for a while before biting. If you find a hitchhiker Brush (or wash down the shower drain) before applying. Prevents biting.

Lyme disease-carrying ticks don’t just prey on humans. They also eat the blood of deer, rabbits, mice and other wild animals. (more info here How ticks find you and bite you,please come if you have interest. )

Who Can Get Lime?

lime is Most common in northeastern US, from West Virginia north to New England. Around the Great Lakes, including Minnesota and Wisconsin. Disease-carrying ticks are spreading outward from this area, so if you live nearby or have recently traveled to an area where Lyme is endemic, you may also become infected with Lyme.

How is Lyme disease treated?

Simply put, it’s an antibiotic. Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease is a bacterium that can be killed by a range of antibiotics, usually doxycycline. , they might write a prescription for you just to be on the safe side assuming you have Lyme disease.

In some cases, symptoms may persist even after treatment. What the CDC calls post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS). Although the bacteria is gone, it may still trigger an ongoing autoimmune response, leading to ongoing pain, fatigue, and brain fog. The syndrome is still poorly understood.

Is Lyme disease a gift from the universe?

Recently Podcast clips are out Two influencers discuss the idea that Lyme’s origins are ‘intergalactic’ and that having the disease is a ‘gift’. These are not scientifically accepted theories.

Attributing various symptoms to a chronic version of Lyme disease has become lucrative for so-called “Lyme-savvy” health care providers, some celebrities and influencers. Accepts having Lyme disease as part of their identity.

This includes long-term antibiotic therapy, supplements, IV therapy, and Lyme or other treatments that mainstream medicine considers inappropriate for PTLDS This can actually be dangerous. If you suspect you have Lyme disease, talk to a trusted doctor or health care provider and beware of attempts to put you on an expensive long-term treatment plan.