Lyme Disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States as well as Europe. While Lyme disease is not found in all areas of the United States, it was the seventh most common notifiable disease in the year 2012 (CDC). Not only is the number of Lyme Disease cases rising, but 95% of the confirmed cases are from only thirteen states, these states being Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin (CDC). Lyme Disease is a growing problem in the Northeast and Midwest United States, and the public should have a basic knowledge on the disease, and how it can be prevented to decrease the Lyme Disease cases worldwide.
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Most symptoms of Lyme Disease pop up within three to thirty days of the tick bite, while some people have no symptoms at all. The most common sign of Lyme Disease is a bulls eye rash, also known as erythema migrans (EM), around the tick bite. This rash usually occurs in 70% of Lyme cases, but just because you have this rash does not mean you have Lyme Disease. Other minor symptoms may include fatigue, aches, and other flu like symptoms which are caused by the bacteria. These symptoms can be classified as Stage One. If left untreated Lyme Disease will develop into Stage Two. In this stage the patient often develops arthritis, meningitis, and Bell’s palsy, a loss of muscle tone in the face. If you have any symptoms of Stage One or Two you should seek medical …show more content…
While a patient may show signs and symptoms of Lyme Disease, the only way to confirm Lyme Disease is by taking a blood test. Once confirmed treatment is fairly simple. Patients are simply given antibiotics to kill the Lyme disease bacteria. Patients with Stage One Lyme will be given a weaker antibiotic such as amoxicillin, while more advanced cases will be given a more potent antibiotic such as penicillin.
While Lyme Disease is fairly easy to treat, ten to twenty percent of patients that had Lyme Disease still may have what is called Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (CDC). Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) mostly occurs in patients that were diagnosed with Stage Two Lyme Disease. Patients who have PTLDS no longer have the bacteria in their bodies, but symptoms of Lyme Disease still occur. These symptoms can occur for up to six months in some patients, and some people never fully recover. These patients may have arthritis or other complications for the rest of their
Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that occurs when your body’s immune system attacks healthy tissue and organs. This inflammation can damage many different bodily systems. Lupus commonly affects the joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, brain and heart. Many people with lupus have found relief for some of their chronic pain through practicing a few different styles of yoga.
When someone has lupus they have a different outlook on life. For patients with this disease, even the easiest task can be painful to the body or joints. Lupus is not contagious. “Lupus is a disease of the immune system. The immune system protects the body from inflection”(http://lupus.webmd.com). With lupus, the immune system attacks the tissue in many parts of the body. Lupus affects women more than men(www.womenshealth.gov). There are many different types of lupus, and each symptom affect different parts of the body. With treatment you can obtain and fulfill a healthy lifestyle.
...nter of Disease Control and the most common vector transmitted disease (CDC). In 2013, it was estimated by the Center of Disease Control that 300,000 people were infected with Lyme Disease every year. B. burgdorferi, or subspecies of it, are found on every continent of the world, in more than 80 countries (Lyme Disease Association). In the United States it is endemic of the Northeast and upper Midwest, with 95% of cases from 13 states (CDC). It is classified as an Emerging Infectious Disease, which means that it is showing an increase in the recent past or is changing (Tortora, Funke, Case, 417) .
Legionnaires’ disease is an infectious disease caused most often by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila). The disease resembles severe pneumonia. Legionnaires’ disease is sometimes called “Legion Fever.” It was first discovered in 1976 when there was a pneumonia outbreak among people attending a convention of the American Legion in Philidelphia. In January of 1977 the bacteria was discovered as the causative agent of the outbreak. While outbreaks receive substantial media attention, thousands of people are exposed to the bacteria each year and never have any serious signs or symptoms of the disease. The elderly, immunocompromised and smokers are the most susceptible. Most outbreaks that do occur are in the summer when water temperatures naturally rise. Fatality rate of the disease ranges from 5 to 30 percent (The Mayo Clinic, 2008).
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there may be many more people with the disease than are reported. Lauer’s data is not welcome news for communities. “Imagine you owned that house there”—she pointed out the window to an upscale tract home—“and I took a sample and found the valley-fever fungus.... ...
Polio is a viral disease. It cripples thousands of people and infects even more every year. Even though millions are inoculated, and the polio disease has been successfully purged from hundreds of countries still thousands of people and developing countries are infected and still people are dying. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) polio affects the Central Nervous System, or CNS; by infesting the intestines and transmitting it into the nerves thought the blood vessels. There the virus spreads through the nerve cells to the brain stem or other motor units, while forever damaging the nerves.
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Lyme disease is one of the seven most common diseases reported in the United States to the CDC annually (www.cdc.gov). The rates have gone from 10,000 cases in 1992 to over 30,000 cases in 2009. 95% of these cases were found in the northeast and Midwest regions of the United States (Committee on Lyme Disease, 2011) . More cases happen in this area of the country due to the close proximity of deer to population. The bite itself isn’t the problem, rather the pathogen being spread in mammals from the bite. Lyme disease occurs when a tick penetrates the skin of mammals and the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi enters. Borrelia burgdorferi is carried by ticks named the Ixodes dammini, which is the main vector for Lyme disease. These may also be known as I. scapularis, and may be found on deer (Schilling-McCann, 2010). ¬¬¬In addition to Lyme Disease, ticks may also carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever or Tularemia (Smeltzer et al, 2010).
You wouldn’t think the carrier of this disease would come from a little mosquito bite but it does.
The West Nile Virus first came to the U.S. public's attention following an outbreak in New York in August 1999 where eight patients has contracted ecephalitis from the virus. In the following four years the virus spread to almost all 48 contiguous states. In the United States cases were initially infrequent until 2002, when a massive outbreak occurred in the Mississippi River basin during August and September. As it has spread through the country, nearly 8,500 people have been diagnosed with the virus, which has lead to 189 deaths. The emergence of the new disease has been followed closely by the media and the government. Many areas that have experienced significant outbreaks of the Virus have occured have implem...
A person can prevent the disease. And, there are many ways to do this. One is to put on insect repellent with Deet. Another is to wear long sleeves and long pants. Also, tuck your pants in socks. And, wear a hat. Finally, stay away from wooded areas.
Imagine being sick for months and months. Each day you discover new symptoms, and the ones you already had are continually getting worse. You go to the doctors because it has reached a point where you have Googled all your symptoms, Web MD says you are dying, The doctor says that your labs came back normal and therefore “it's all in your head”. The eventual diagnosis was Lyme Disease which is a vector-borne illness, that is transmitted by an insect bite, spider bite, and in some cases sexually transmitted. The effects of the disease on a Lyme patient’s body differentiates from person to person due to the fact that Lyme is not the only infection you acquire when you develop Lyme Disease. Lyme bacteria
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Use mosquito nets impregnated with insecticides in places where screens for doors and windows are absent.