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Under-the-radar tick diseases spreading across the U.S.
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| Maryn McKenna
Posted on 03/13/2011 3:13:15 PM PDT by TheDailyChange
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To: vetvetdoug
What do you do for people?
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posted on
03/14/2011 7:58:35 PM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: 1010RD
Y'all better hope the M.D. you select is wary and cognizant of the tick borne diseases. There is one M.D. in this area that worked the ER for years and now has a practice in the area that is always on the lookout for the tick borne diseases. He was confronted with several cases with RMSF in the later stages and two that passed away within hours of presentation. The ones that were lost had been seen by physicians that missed the disease entirely. If you get bitten by a tick and get sick, this is part of the history that is quite important to relay to your attending physician. Even if you handle a tick and get the blood on your fingers, the disease can be transmitted. A tick can pass one of the diseases within twenty minutes after biting the victim. Common thought until about a year ago was the tick had to be in contact for four hours or more. Not anymore, that has been proven to be a fallacy.
To: 1010RD
antibiotics work for humans, too. But it’s easiest to cure the quicker you start taking them. I went 5 years, lots of drs. so I’m having a hard time getting rid of the lyme disease now.....but at least I’m not bedridden.
To: TheDailyChange; a fool in paradise; JoeProBono
Tomorrow's headline today:
Tix Lick Stick Hick Chix!
To: Rick Vassar; nyconse; 3AngelaD; Alex Murphy; Man50D; sittnick; RaceBannon; BlackElk; Uncledave; ...
Reading this article made me think of folks claiming that they have or know someone with chronic Lyme disease. I would rule out other
Tick borne illnesses first. They all can cause vague, flu like symptoms. As mentioned in the article, Babesiosis can also be acquired from blood transfusions as the parasite is inside red blood cells.
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posted on
03/14/2011 10:35:05 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: vetvetdoug
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posted on
03/15/2011 4:52:59 AM PDT
by
1010RD
(First, Do No Harm)
To: 1010RD
Blast all deer. There are so many deer roaming around that they must contribute to the spread of these diseases. Yet...people seem to go wet-eyed over deer. Go figure.
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posted on
03/15/2011 4:59:04 AM PDT
by
hal ogen
(1st amendment or reeducation camp?)
To: hal ogen
Blame Walt Disney for that.
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posted on
03/15/2011 5:53:53 AM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: Abby4116
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posted on
03/15/2011 6:41:37 AM PDT
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
To: DixieOklahoma; reuben barruchstein; theprophetyellszambolamboromo; Alusch; house of cards; ...
Again, the nutrition doctors were way ahead of the game. I remember a doctor was a guest on the Atkins’ radio show and warned us about the spread of: Lyme, Babesiosis and Erlickiosis.
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posted on
03/15/2011 7:14:44 PM PDT
by
Coleus
(Adult Stem Cells Work, there is NO Need to Harvest Babies for Their Body Parts!)
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