I nver had the ballseye rash..
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Lyme disease?
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Posted 3 years ago #
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My sister lives in the next town to Old Lyme, CT, where it was first identified.
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My sister lives in the next town to Old Lyme, CT, where it was first identified.
the kids cartoon madagascar has a quip about this - when the animals think they might get move to conneticut zoo - one of them asks "what has conneticut given the world" - and another answers "lymes disease"
sad i know it, good news i don't do the animal voices
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If travelling to Central or Northern Europe, another tick-related disease to be aware of is 'TBE'(tick-born encephalitis ?sp). If you get it, there is no cure BUT there is a vaccination you can have before travelling to infected areas - ask your GP.
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It's becoming a lot more common in Scotland. I now both bike and hike in long trousers all year round.
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Lyme is not pleasant. Early diagnosis and treatment are paramount. I had to fight for it as my GP at the time was utterly dismissive.
I had the bullseye rash around 4 bite sites on my legs. I had pretty much every symptom going, I lost nearly 3 months of my life. After being admitted to hospital with a temperature of 41C I finally persueded them to treat for Lyme disease and made a slow recovery. I had several tests for Lyme disease and none of them showed positive. The test used to detect the disease in the UK is notoriously innaccurate.
That was back in 2007. I am convinced that I still suffer from the after effects of contracting Lyme. I never used to get ill and I seem to pick up every cold going and get hit hard by it. I also suffer from occasional joint pain which I never used to.
This was my experience anyway. YMMV. DEET all the way for me these days.
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