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Posted 8/21/2014 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
My 18 month old daughter developed a rash a couple days ago that looked like ring worm we brought her to her doctor they looked at it and they said it was ring worm and gave me some cream for her but me being a worried parent did some researching and it looks to be like a few different thing but all the rashes for different things look very similar for example psoriasis and ring worm rashes look alot alike and psoriasis is often mistreated as ring worm, so I'm definitely bringing her to get a second opinion first thing tomorrow but my biggest concern is our dog was just recently diagnosed with Lyme disease and when I researched lyme disease rashes images because I heard that's also mistaken with ring worn most of them had the bullseye rash and a few didn't but did resemble my daughters rash.The bullseye rash is from the tics head but could a flea transmit lyme disease and maybe that's why it doesn't look like a bullseye? I've done a lot of researching and some say yes and some saying no fleas can't carry lyme disease but it doesn't make sense to me why they couldnt. So my question is, is it possible that my daughter or any of us can catch lyme disease from a flea after it was on our dog

Post Edited (bbygirl) : 8/20/2014 10:16:20 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 8/21/2014 9:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Bbygirl,
Welcome to our community and I'm so very sorry that your daughter is ill.

Yes, fleas and other insects do pass Lyme disease now!! Actually many insects do - basically if it can bite and live to bite again, it has the potential to carry Lyme and other diseases/viruses/ parasites- so not only fleas and ticks, but ants, spiders, biting flies, horse flies, deer flies, and more.

One difference between a ring worm rash and a bulls eye rash is that usually the bulls eye rash isn't raised up like ring worm rashes are. Ring worm rashes are also rough to the touch, whereas the bulls eye rash will usually be smooth.

But with a child especially (at least in my mind), we shouldn't take chances. These infections, if not treated properly, will continue to plague the child their whole life and can possible lead to other conditions developing. And considering your dog had Lyme disease, you know that it's there. Also, please be sure that your dog gets proper treatment as well!!

I would highly encourage you to read through our "New to Lyme? Start here!" thread that sits at the top of the forum. To spend a little time reading on Dr. Charles Jone's site (/sites.google.com/site/drjoneskids/home), and find a LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor) that has been educated by ILADS (International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society) to get your daughter properly evaluated.

For information on finding a Lyme Literate Medical Doctor(LLMD) in your area, you can start a new thread titled something like:"Looking for LLMD/LLND in the _______ area." Although you will need to enable your email option in your profile in order to receive any recommendations, as we don't allow doctor's names and contact info to be posted on the forum for several reasons. You can enable your email option in your profile, under 'edit profile'. Be sure to click the submit button to actually save your preference.

You can email Stephanie at: [email protected] You can also go to: www.turnthecorner.org/ if you want to learn a little bit more about Lyme Disease.

You can also go to The Lyme Disease Association and search for LLMD's 3 times in a month. You have to register first. Here is the link: www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=277&Itemid=74

You will want to find an ILADS (International Lyme And Associated Diseases Society) trained doctor, as ID Docs (Infectious Disease Doctors) believe Lyme is hard to catch and easy to treat, and don't believe in the reality of chronic Lyme. Go to the ILADS site to read the new (2014) Treatment guidelines to get you started on your Lyme journey.www.ilads.org/lyme/ILADS_Guidelines.pdf
Posted 8/27/2014 9:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hope you are getting help for your daughter and dog. I have read before that folks with pets that came down with lyme gave their familiea a heads up to look for lyme inthe family mmembers. Pets and there people hang out in same places so have equal exposure. Your daughter sounds very uoung, have you detefmined you do not have lyme to rule out inutero?
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