Posted 8/23/2014 2:58 AM (GMT 0)
I read a few days ago that there might be something like a "cure" for Lyme and other bacterial infections so we may see something in the next few years.
From what I read, bacteria communicate with each other via chemical signals which are sent through the blood stream to warn others. When bacteria sense a threat (antibiotics entering the system for example) they excrete a chemical and bacteria like Lyme either turn into something else for protection or bury themselves deeper into tissue or use whatever mechanism they know to survive. Well, this new "cure" blocks the chemical signal so other bacteria are not 'warned" of the danger and the antibiotics are much more effective at killing them.
I am sorry that I can't explain it well, but when I read the article it made sense and gave me hope that a cure might be in the horizon. I pray there is so that others don't have to experience the hell that Lyme can be.
As far as comparing Lyme to Ebola, let us be glad that Lyme doesn't work as quickly as Ebola or that it isn't as deadly, otherwise, many of us would be dead by now.