Sunday, January 11, 2015

Asking Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease

By Enid Hinton


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?

Early detection of this disease is paramount to having it cured completely. Knowing the symptoms will greatly increase the chances of getting a correct diagnosis at the earliest possible moment. The first noticeable sign is a rash at the site of a bite. This rash will spread and take on the appearance of a bulls eye with an area around the location of the bite being red and a space of clear skin surrounded by another strip of red. The rash generally is not painful or itchy but will be warm to the touch.

Most people will experience a series of common symptoms such as fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, fever and chills. The diagnosis becomes difficult because the symptoms come and go and many times a doctor is not consulted because they may not occur at the same time. As time passes more symptoms will surface if treatment is not received.

Rashes and lesions will appear on your body and you may suffer Bell's Palsy and lose muscle tone on your face. This will happen within a very few weeks of being bitten. You can expect sharp shooting pains in your head and body as well as acutely painful head and neck aches caused by meningitis or spinal cord inflammation. Sleeping will be disturbed by pain and your heart may race causing dizziness. Symptoms may lessen or disappear over time whether you receive treatment or not but further problems occur without help.

More than sixty percent of untreated persons report serious pain in knees and swelling that is much worse than normally seen with arthritis. Treatment of this type of arthritis varies from the usual method and takes longer to achieve relief. Another problem that may arise is short term memory loss, hand and foot numbness and other chronic neurological issues.

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.

The best cure may be to protect yourself and family from contracting this malady but should it happen, early detection is the best defense against long term issues. The sooner you contact your doctor the more apt you are to achieve complete recovery.




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