Here's what we are up against if you aren't aware of the struggle - caution, may cause anger!!

So I open up my emails this morning and what do my eyes behold? More garbage coming from researchers trying to push the IDSA agenda with this brand new article that has been put out. Quite the way to get my blood pumping in the morning, you know? Grrr!!!
Read for yourself:

goo.gl/3pTkeo
"Factors associated with tick bites and pathogen prevalence in ticks parasitizing humans in Georgia, USA"

"Tick bite victims were interviewed three weeks after the tick bite to identify various epidemiologic factors associated with infestation and if signs suggestive of a tick-borne disease had developed."

So enough time was given so that people would know if they had symptoms - and too late to catch this illness in it's first stages for treatment.

"Ticks that were PCR positive for bacterial organisms were attached to 136 participants. Of the 77 participants who developed non-specific illness, 50 did not have PCR positive ticks, whereas 27 did have PCR positive tick (s). Of those 27 individuals, 12 fit the criteria for a possible tick-borne illness (i.e., tick attached >6 h [if known], ≥ 4 day incubation period, and the individual exhibited clinical symptoms typical of a tick-borne illness without exhibiting cough, sore throat, or sinus congestion)."

For those that looked at that as said "What?", it is essentially saying that there were 136 people that were in considered for this study and only 12 fit the criteria for a possible tick-borne illness, meaning they had a tick attach for more than 6 hours, had no symptoms before 4 days and the person could NOT have a cough, sore throat or sinus congestion.

Okay, but we already have established that those "rules" don't apply!!!! (see below)

It gets better folks!! (Grrr!) It goes on to say, "Although illnesses reported in this study cannot definitively be connected with tick bites, it does provide insight into development, diagnosis, and treatment of possible tick-borne diseases post-tick bite."

Say what???? "cannot definitely be connected with tick bites"???


So here is the real truth about length of attachment and transmission of infectious bacteria:
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4278789/
"Lyme borreliosis: a review of data on transmission time after tick attachment"
A paper written in 2014 states:

"It is frequently stated that the risk of infection is very low if the tick is removed within 24–48 hours, with some claims that there is no risk if an attached tick is removed within 24 hours or 48 hours. A literature review has determined that in animal models, transmission can occur in <16 hours, and the minimum attachment time for transmission of infection has never been established. Mechanisms for early transmission of spirochetes have been proposed based on their presence in different organs of the tick. Studies have found systemic infection and the presence of spirochetes in the tick salivary glands prior to feeding, which could result in cases of rapid transmission. Also, there is evidence that spirochete transmission times and virulence depend upon the tick and Borrelia species. These factors support anecdotal evidence that Borrelia infection can occur in humans within a short time after tick attachment."

Note that it states: "transmission can occur in <16 hours, and the minimum attachment time for transmission of infection has never been established."

And this: "Studies have found systemic infection and the presence of spirochetes in the tick salivary glands prior to feeding, which could result in cases of rapid transmission. Also, there is evidence that spirochete transmission times and virulence depend upon the tick and Borrelia species."

And I don't think we need a study to prove that we get sore throats, cough, and sinus congestion with these infections. No, not everyone, but if you have these infections long enough, you sure will. And many do in the beginning as well - remember, "flu-like symptoms" for Lyme is usually the first sign. I wonder just what kind of flu they are thinking of when they excluded those symptoms? According to the CDC these are flu symptoms:

Fever* or feeling feverish/chills
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Muscle or body aches
Headaches
Fatigue (tiredness)
Some people may have vomiting and diarrhea, though this is more common in children than adults.
* It's important to note that not everyone with flu will have a fever.
www.cdc.gov/flu/about/disease/symptoms.htm

I wonder how many of these people will have symptoms down the road that will have noe ex[planation.

I am not lyme knowledgable but from some of the research , many will attribute symptoms to something else. A lot of the things I have gone through I just figured were normal things in life. Never even considered lyme. Don't the Drs tel us that?

Seems they are working hard to disprove Lyme disease. Im with you traveler ...grrr.

Denikeef said...
I wonder how many of these people will have symptoms down the road that will have noe ex[planation.

I am not lyme knowledgable but from some of the research , many will attribute symptoms to something else. A lot of the things I have gone through I just figured were normal things in life. Never even considered lyme. Don't the Drs tel us that?

Seems they are working hard to disprove Lyme disease. Im with you traveler ...grrr.

Considering these people were 3 weeks post bite and the tick was attached for 6 hours or more and were having these symptoms, I can't imagine that they got the right treatment in time.

Those poor people. Some can be sure to watch they're bodies fall apart. Through the decades.
Inflammation everywhere, bladder, bones,pulmonary hypertention( clots) sciatic, optic verve, disautonomia, cardiac, afib, tachycardia, aspiration, central apnia from low blood pressure, ear pain, dizzy spells, Ibs, POTs, MS that's really Lyme.
Hope they have good ins.
Sadists are attracted to the medical field(Freud said) Ive seen my doctors have an uncontrolled chuckle and grin at horrendous findings. Very wired.
I've had three meningitis lyme. Second tick was on 3 hours guerenteed. Ins. Company must propel this rediculousness.

It took exactly 28 days from my tick bite before I started getting symptoms.

Yes, this is very upsetting.....I got Bartonella from two rapid succession spider bites on my legs. I was never able to catch the spider, but three months later could barely walk thanks to the horrendous pain in my feet, headaches, weakness and fatigue. That's when I was diagnosed with Lyme & Co. That spider bite lasted about a second on both bites. Not hours, not minutes but seconds.....

I guess if you research something enough, from the right angle, you can find the outcome you want......

Grrr is right!