Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease Currently?

By Toni Vang


Lyme infection is also known as borreliosis. It is a very infectious sickness that is caused by bacteria known as Borrelia. When you are infected with the disease, you see the affected area expanding after some few days. You never feel itchy when you have this illness. If you go for a while without treatment some of the symptoms, you will have include fever, feeling tired and headache. In the advanced stages, you cannot move because you will be having neck stiffness, severe joint pains and heart palpitations. In this article, we will look at; is there a cure for Lyme disease so that you can avoid getting into these advanced stages.

Studies conducted on the illness, have revealed that after a month of contracting the infection, there is the development of symptoms of tiredness, swellings and memory loss. Most people normally question how the illness gets transferred to persons or between people. Well, know today that the disease is caused by the bite of ticks.

The Lxodes Genuses species in the family of ticks are responsible for spreading this infection. For one to be infected with the illness, the tick attaches itself to the body for not less than two days. Another important thing to note is the disease is not transferable to people; rather it can be gotten from foods or other animals.

Did you know that when you go for testing immediately after the tick bite there is high chances that you will test negative? Let us look at how you can prevent yourself from contracting the disease. If you want to prevent getting the sickness, you must then avoid being bitten by a tick. The best way to prevent tick bites is by wearing clothes that fully cover your body.

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.

Lyme diseases can be treated by taking antibiotics. Even though the bite may be very discomforting, you get rid of the discomfort by immediately taking the antibiotic. The antibiotics reduce the effect of the symptoms as well as treat the disease. Additionally, you can also visit a health specialist to get medication for the illness.

However, some people develop the symptoms as early as two days. The treatments can take up to three weeks. Beware because when you use antibiotics for long you from a resistance and it proves to be ineffective.

There is research still being conducted about a vaccination for this illness. Antibiotics that doctors have recommended for the illness include cefotaxime and doxycycline as they aid in treating the infection. If you take the drug within seventy hours after being bit by a tick, the likelihood of developing the symptoms will reduce.




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