Posted on 10th Jun 2011 @ 1:27 PM
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- Approx 20,000 cases are reported each year, though many people who have been infected have mild symptoms initially and may not seek medical treatment.
- Lyme disease is not just an American problem. Lyme has been reported all over the globe including Eastern and Western Europe, parts of Africa, several countries in South America and Canada.
- All ticks do not carry Lyme disease. In the United States it is carried in the Northeast by the black-legged deer tick and on the West coast by the western black-legged tick.
- Most cases in the U.S. occur in the Northeast between June, July & August, when ticks are most active.
- In most cases, the tick must be attached for 36- 48 hours or more before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted - so early removal is key.
- One aspect of Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi
- Many Energetix practitioners use Core Sarsparilla for spirochetes because of the herb’s historical use for syphilis. Lyme and syphilis are both spirochete infections.
- Lyme disease can be very difficult to treat because of how quickly spirochetes multiply and mask themselves and because of the vast array of symptoms they cause. A person with Lyme could feel fine for years, forget they ever had a tick bite, then suffer an onslaught of seemingly mysterious symptoms.
- Prevention at home: According to the CDC: Tick populations around homes and in recreational areas can be reduced 50 to 90 percent through simple landscaping practices such as removing brush and leaf litter, and creating a buffer zone of wood chips or gravel between forest and lawn or recreational areas. - http://www.cdc.gov
- A word about tick removal: Many of us have been told the best way to remove a tick is to burn it out, smother it with nail polish or twist it. Forget that advice! The CDC now recommends hasty removal of the tick with tweezers. Grasp the tick as close to the skin as possible and pull upwards with even pressure. If portions of the mouthpiece are left, try to remove them with tweezers and if unsuccessful leave them and let the skin heal.
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