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

By Toni Vang


Lyme Borreliosis also known as Lyme infection is one of the infectious diseases that are brought by bacterial organisms. One of the easiest ways to identify if you have the infection is if you see swellings in the affected areas. That is not the only sign that shows that you have the infection. Some of the other signs are that the swelling does not itch yet you feel fever, some tiredness and serious headache. When it gets to the advanced stages, it can make your movement difficult because your neck stiffs, heart palpitation and severe joint pains. In this piece of writing, we want to see: is there a cure for Lyme disease to help people mitigate the symptoms.

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 ticks that transmit the infection are the Lxodes genus ticks. For the disease to spread the tick attaches to a person for at least thirty-six hours. Studies show that the infection cannot be transmitted from a person to another person. Neither can it also be transferable in 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.

You should also ensure that your house is always sprayed with pesticides. Spraying the ticks reduce their numbers and reduce the likelihood of getting a bite. When the ticks stick on you, it is important to remove them using tweezers and as fast before they suck a lot of your blood. It is only possible for a person to get the sickness once the tick sucks your blood full.

How does a person treat Lyme infection? Lyme infection symptoms can be very discomforting, and immediately you get a tick bite immediately take antibiotic. Antibiotics are good for reducing the effects of the symptoms as well as treating the illness. You can also go to your health specialist and get the exact medication of what you need.

It is also important to note that for the first symptoms to develop it can take a period of two days to three weeks. It is for this reason you should not keep silent immediately you remove a tick from your body. Take caution because if you overuse antibiotics the bacteria will form resistance, and it will be 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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