Let’s recap our comprehension of Lyme disease treatment in April, shall we?
As we come to the end of the month, we must look at all of our resources that can better help with Lyme disease treatment. This means educating ourselves about our current global pandemic (COVID-19) and how it affects those with Lyme disease, to understanding more about the impact of Lyme arthritis, and to lastly learning Lyme disease transmission facts to help prevention.
Read further for more details.
Living With Lyme Disease, in a Coronavirus World
The coronavirus scare has been challenging for all Americans. News reports are contradictory, making it hard to understand the who, what, when, why, and how of the coronavirus (COVID-19). And because the statistics change daily, we can’t get a good idea on how many people have been affected by the virus.
If you’re already coping and living with Lyme disease diagnosis, then the last thing you need is to contract coronavirus on top of Lyme. And like most Lyme disease sufferer do, you have so many unanswered questions:
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- What life-threatening risks of COVID-19 infection do people living with Lyme disease face?
- Can I visit my Lyme management specialist? What about seeing a doctor for alternative Lyme disease treatments?
- Is Lyme considered an “emergency service” and if so when necessary, can urgent care help? Will I be turned away from medical treatment?
- Can coronavirus make my Lyme disease worse?
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In an effort to help improve the understanding and awareness of this infectious disease, we are answering common questions and providing some coronavirus clarity. Let’s start with learning more about infection prevention, transmission, and mitigation of coronavirus disease.
Lyme Arthritis: Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment
According to the Lyme Disease Association, Lyme disease is affecting people worldwide and is in more than 80 countries worldwide. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines Lyme disease as:
“A systemic, tick-borne disease with protean manifestations, including dermatologic, rheumatologic, neurologic, and cardiac abnormalities.”
Initial symptoms may include a rash that appears like a bullseye around the spot of the tick bite. Lyme disease can affect the nervous, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular systems.
Additional symptoms are feeling tired for no specific reason, flu-like symptoms, stiff neck, myalgia, and arthralgia. Let’s focus on arthralgia, also referred to as arthritis, among people living with Lyme disease.
Must-Know Lyme Disease Transmission Facts
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) suggests that the number of reported Lyme disease transmission cases every year is really ten times that estimate. Instead of 30,000 cases a year, they feel it is more like 300,000 cases. This means that a tick infected with the Lyme disease bacteria of B. burgdorferi is transmitting the infection to 300,000 or more humans.
So, what is it about the transmission process that makes it so easy to become infected and develop Lyme disease? Most people think it is as simple as a tick bites a human and voila, they have Lyme. However, it is much more than that.
Understanding the Lyme disease transmission process can help you take steps toward prevention. That’s why it’s important to take a look at the essential must-know Lyme disease transmission facts.
Final Thought
What we’ve gathered here is Lyme disease information – symptoms and facts – that can help those affected better live their day to day. To add to this, it’s important to keep your body and mind mobile. Below are some tips to remain active while living with Lyme disease.
- Know your stage in order to understand how to ease your symptoms.
- Combat chronic fatigue with Lyme doctor approved medicine and the cut down of sugar.
- Fight depression by IV Glutathione infusion.
- Fight pain by Lyme doctor approved relief medication.
- Eliminate toxins by detox therapy and other methods.
- Improve neurological responses through therapeutic apheresis.
- Use your own stem cells.