Saliva, Lyme etc survival outside of body, and favorite prophylactic(s)?

I was visiting some friends last night, and one of their little boys picked up my harmonica and started playing on it. I have tried to be really careful with this before but I guess I was really tired. After thinking a bit more, I've gotten concerned for the little guy. Don't want him to pick up my Lyme or other nasties!

So I've read some of the other discussion on here about Lyme in saliva and possible transmittance...sounds like the jury is still out but I'm at least less concerned than I had been. I don't think I've had any open sores, etc. in my mouth. But I'm still thinking about giving them something to give him Just In Case.

Another hopefully mitigating factor is that it had been probably at least a few days since I'd played that harmonica....so how well do any of these little microbes survive without their preferred host?

Lastly, what would you suggest to give a small one (I don't even remember which kid it was....4-7 ish years old) in such a case of possible exposure? I have some astragalus, antibiotic essential oils, and some rx stuff available. Maybe others if I look around a bit more.

Thanks! Praying the little guy will be fine.
CJ

I agree with both Daisies and Pirouette on this. It's not likely that he would have picked up any bacteria, and even if he did, I'm not sure that they would still be 'viable'.

Astragalus is an incredibly safe herb - Buhner states that the Chinese use it in high doses a lot. If you have Buhner's 2nd edition of "Healing Lyme" you can read up on the use of it, and he explains how to figure a child's dose as well in that book.

Here are two other articles that you can read about astragalus for children as well:
www.livestrong.com/article/445773-astragalus-root-herb-dosage/


www.umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/astragalus

Thanks everybody for chiming in. gfields, do you happen to have any idea how to find the info you remembered?

So I think I need to talk to them about it, and I will offer astragalus or doxy....need to do a little bit more reading on astragalus.

Does anyone have a favorite "simple" (and hopefully not panic-inducing) first-read resource for people unfamiliar with Lyme and coinfections? What to look out for, how to nip it in the bud, etc.

Take a look at this one and see if it is what you are hoping for: www.ilads.org/lyme/about-lyme.php

It's assuming that the person had a tick bite, so you'll have to explain that it can happen through other means of transmission as well.