Lyme Regis

diagnose her with Lyme disease. The characteristic bull’s eye rash along with the other presenting symptoms is what leads me to this conclusion. “Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018). Lyme disease is transmitted through ticks and with the patient stating she was recently in an area where a large number of ticks were present; this is more evidence suggestive of Lyme disease. Symptoms

(CDC) just found that tick-borne diseases have more than doubled in the last 13 years. Unfortunately for us in Massachusetts, those numbers hold true. The number of confirmed Lyme disease cases rose 65 percent from 2005 to 2009, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Each year, there are there are more Lyme cases than the year before! This untreatable disease accounts for 82 percent of all tick-borne diseases, according to the CDC. As someone who works outside (and loves to be

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection (spirochetal bacterium) which is spread to humans by ticks. (1) “Most humans are infected through the bites of immature ticks called nymphs. Nymphs are tiny (less than 2 mm) and difficult to see; they feed during the spring and summer months. Adult ticks can also transmit Lyme disease bacteria, but they are much larger and are more likely to be discovered and removed before they have had time to transmit the bacteria. The tick must be attached for 36 to 48

The cause of this illness is a microscopic unicellular eukaryote organism moving by minute contractions of small contractile fibrils organelles unlike many other Protozoa moving by locomotion. The disease occurs primarily in animals; however, in rare cases, the infection may occur in humans when the nymph black-legged tick (Ixodes scapularis) attach to a person from vegetation close to ground level and climb up on the host to find a place to bite. In addition to that, the vector needs to be attached

“Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks (Ixodes spp.). Early manifestations of infection include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. Left untreated, late manifestations involving the joints, heart, and nervous system can occur. A Healthy People 2010 objective (14-8) is to reduce the annual incidence of Lyme disease to 9.7 new cases per 100,000 population in 10

thing you think of when you hear Lyme disease? I asked my brother, just for fun, to see what his response would be, and his response was too good not to share. He said “Yeah, Lyme disease is when limes turn gross.” I can’t make this up! Sorry, Landon, not quite. Lyme disease is a rather increasing epidemic, not only in Iowa but also in great numbers on the east coast states. Throughout this paper, I will be discussing what Lyme disease is, the microbiology of Lyme disease, how one can get it, the

incidences that arise on earth, one instance being Lyme Disease. Like plants, Lyme Disease is quite multiplex. Lyme Disease requires extensive research and freedom to pursue various pathways of inquiry and analysis to obtain understanding. Many may argue that research does not have limitations as long as the mind has a yearning, aspiration, and fascination for knowledge; however, there are obstacles faced by many regarding the extent in which Lyme Disease is permitted to be addressed. Some agencies

aIntroduction Lyme disease has been the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention started reporting it in 19911. It should be noted that Lyme disease does not occur everywhere in the US, and is heavily concentrated in upper Midwest and northeast United States1. This report has been compiled to provide recommendations for antimicrobial prophylactic treatment of Lyme disease once a patient encounters a tick bite. Lyme disease is

this year. My friend, Molly, calls this “life compassing”–a plan to move forward in a new direction. Most of us resolve to work harder, try harder, get in shape, eat a healthier diet, be a better mother, father, wife, husband, friend, etc. However, Lyme Disease and various overlapping conditions are still in the mix. For some of us, our best-laid plans have already come to a halt. Many of us simply don’t have the strength and stamina to push ourselves so intensely. We feel defeated. There’s still

What is Lyme disease? Should it be measured as a true “illness”? These questions are being asked thousands of times each year. Doctors, scientists, and patients all around the United States desire to comprehend what this infection indeed is and how to deal with it. The steps to healing and treating this disease have been very controversial. The idea of Lyme disease being a chronic illness has also been up for debate recently. Do we understand enough about this tick borne illness to accurately benefit