Worst Year Ever for Spread of Lyme Disease is Predicted
“We expect 2012 to be the worst year for Lyme disease ever,” said Richard S. Ostfeld, at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, N.Y.
The State Department of Health fact sheet on Lyme disease notes that “In New Jersey, the most commonly infected tick is the deer tick. Immature ticks become infected by feeding on infected white-footed mice and other small mammals, such as deer and meadow voles. Deer ticks can also spread other tick-borne diseases. Humans can be infected by more than one tick-borne disease at a time.”
If untreated, weeks to months later some people may also have arthritis, nervous system and heart problems, but the good news is “If treated early, antibiotic therapy for three to four weeks is generally effective.”
well isn’t that just fantastic for the rest of the population? if you find a tick on you, bring it to the doctor- plain and simple- if you think you have Lyme disease, don’t take No for answer until you have other explanations to rule it out. 🌺🌷🌾
Seriously what she said. ESPECIALLY YOU WOMEN! 3/4 doctors I saw writ off my issues because they saw me as being an overly sensitive female- assert yourself and demand the Lyme test; the worst thing that can happen is that it comes back positive.
