Friday, January 16, 2015

Where Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease

By Enid Hinton


Anyone who spends time camping or hiking in the woods knows that one of the main dangers they face is coming into contact with ticks that may carry diseases. They thrive in wooded areas where there is a lot of leafy ground cover where they can hide and attach themselves to a host. Because not all ticks carry the same or any diseases for that matter many people will 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.

Other symptoms include fatigue, chills, fever, serious headaches, joint and muscle pain and swollen lymph nodes. All of these issues including the rash will come and go thus causing confusion when diagnosing the real cause of the problem. The longer the time between the bite and treatment the more symptoms you will see.

More rashes may occur on other parts of your body as time passes and you may experience Bell's Palsy, a condition that causes the facial muscles to dissipate and weaken. Inflammation in the spinal cord will cause severe neck and head pain and random sharp pain may disturb sleep. These symptoms will eventually stop whether you seek treatment or not. Unfortunately, those who do not get treatment can suffer other more serious symptoms.

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.

Several different anti biotic medications are prescribed for this problem. They are given for up to thirty days and the people who receive early diagnosis and treatment can be fairly certain of complete recovery. Medications can be given orally or through injection on an outpatient basis. Those who delayed treatment may need hospitalization and IV treatment.

Doctors are restricted as to how much anti biotic a patient is allowed to have. The health issues that are common with exceeding the limitations set by law are serious and can include death. There are several listings online that promise relief through making fresh fruit smoothies and adding fresh nutrients to the recipe. Raw fruit and vegetables is key to most of the nutritional solutions for this problem. The theme of them is to kill the virus naturally and flush the remnants from your 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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