Lyme disease- a somewhat obscure, but disastrous disease

It is pertinent that Lyme disease as it were, is thoroughly described in order not to give a misinterpretation of another ailment as Lyme disease. Lyme disease, also referred to as Lyme borreliosis is quite infectious and it is caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type,which is spread by ticks .

Amidst many symptoms, the most obvious is the redness on the skin,referred to as erythema migrans.This redness starts about a week after being bitten by a tick. However, this disease maybe accompanied by a rash or may not,nevertheless, the rash when it occurs is neither itchy nor painful.

Early symptoms that may accompany Lyme disease are : fever, headache, fatigue, but if worsened, victims may exhibit certain symptoms like: joint pain, severe, headaches with stiffness of the neck, inability to move either or both sides of the face, heart palpitations, coordination issues Amidst many others.
For an individual to get infected ,the tick must be attached for about 36 to 48 hours.

Diagnosis of the disease is based on the combination of symptoms, history of exposure of tick and test for certain antibodies in the blood. However, the victim's blood do not show response to this disease at the early stage. If infection should occur,certain antibiotics like: doxycycline, amoxicillin, cefuroxime are recommended for use.
Once the diagnosis of Lyme disease is made, a good number of doctors focus their primary efforts toward annihilating the bacteria and co-infections, and all of the other treatments revolve around that primary focus. While bringing down the population of offending microbes is germane, their complete destruction is not ultimately what creates the restoration of optimum health.
According to Dr. Jernigan, “In chronic Lyme disease especially, we have found that the center of focus must be placed on restoring optimum coherence within the body, with the microbial issues being addressed as a secondary focus.”