Ixodes tick
According to Centers for disease control, Lyme disease is the fastest growing vector-borne disease in the United States with over 40,000 cases reported during 2001–2002, representing a 40% annual increase in incidence . Studies from the 1990's suggest that the actual number of cases may be as much as twelve times higher when factoring in underreporting. Forty-nine of 50 states and the District of Columbia in the USA had reported Lyme disease cases by 1998 . The areas of the country endemic for Lyme disease have expanded , In New York, over an 11 year period, cases have spread throughout the state from the original southeastern focus . Increasing numbers have also been reported in the United Kingdom, France, and Sweden .
In a new study, Richard Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, and colleagues examined the ecological determinants of Lyme disease over a 13-year period in southeastern New York, a hot zone for the disease. Combining field data with computer simulations, they analyzed trends in interannual variation and found two powerful predictors of entomological risk of Lyme disease in a given year: abundance of tick hosts—white-footed mice and chipmunks—in the previous year and abundance of acorns—which sustain the rodents—two years out. Their findings upset the long-held view that deer and climate are the best indicators of disease risk.
Stage 1 symptom of Lyme disease usually manifests from 3-30 days, this involves the
appearance of the characteristic skin rash, which gradually expands from the initial inflammation at the site of the bite to form a ring 5-50cm in diameter. This particular skin rash does not appear in all cases of tick bite , in fact it may only manifest in 80% of tick bites. At least half of the tick bite victims will experience influenza-like symptoms with fever and muscular pains.
appearance of the characteristic skin rash, which gradually expands from the initial inflammation at the site of the bite to form a ring 5-50cm in diameter. This particular skin rash does not appear in all cases of tick bite , in fact it may only manifest in 80% of tick bites. At least half of the tick bite victims will experience influenza-like symptoms with fever and muscular pains.
Stage 2 symptom may not appear for weeks of months, this may involve neurological symptoms such as Bell's palsy, or in some cases cardiac symptoms may appear.
Stage 3 It may be many months or years later before the symptoms of arthritis develop .
If the bite had been treated in its initial stage with homeopathic Ledum 200, followed by Urtica Urens if the rash appeared, that would be the only treatment needed. Howevere, if the bite was left untreated, other homeopathic remedies would need to be applied according to what symptoms were manifesting. If the treatment is begun in the early stage you may never need to used any other remedy once Ledum has been taken.
Matthew Wood the well known US herbalist in his book : The Book of Herbal Wisdom claims to have had success with the use of the herb Teasel, Dipsacus sylvestris. He says that the five cases of Lyme disease treated by him , which had been medically diagnosed, were successfully cured of Lyme disease with teasel.
It appears that the Health Insurance people in the US are now discouraging the long-term treatment of Lyme disease for it's a disease that gets progressively worse, too bad for the Lyme disease victim, and so much for health insurance. Perhaps they should state what they do cover in their insurance contract, before people donate their hard earned money to them.
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