7 Did Isabel Diterich Have The Cure For Chronic Lyme Disease?

One researcher whose papers I've been reading recently is Isabel Diterich's. Several years ago she published two papers on Lyme disease which grabbed my attention because they not only revealed a hypothesis of immunosuppression caused by Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes - but they also revealed a potential cure for chronic Lyme disease. I say "potential" here with this caveat: While the treatment did appear turn a man who was disabled into what sounds like the picture of health for at least eight years, he had to take filgrastim for almost...

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0 The Wall Street Journal On The Increase Of Tickborne Diseases

Today, Laura Landro of the Wall Street Journal published an article in its Life & Culture section on "This Season's Ticking Time Bomb: Warm Weather Means Ticks Will Be Out Early; A 'Horrific' Season for Lyme and Other Diseases." It sounds like a sensationalized piece from the title at first - but it's not. It's straightforward reporting on how this year the number of tickborne diseases will be on the rise due to earlier warm temperatures and how to protect your yourself and your family through interactive advice. Laura's article outlines...

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0 Lyme Disease Presents Differently In Women Compared To Men

Recently, Lauren A. Crowder, M.P.H. reported observations on some differences between women and men in response to Lyme disease in a poster at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases. The short story: Women with Lyme disease display more clinical symptoms than do men with the disease and also are less likely to seroconvert following treatment, according to findings from a prospective cohort study involving 77 patients. The study revealed the following observations: Significantly more women than men reported joint pain,...

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0 Babesiosis Fatality In Australia

Earlier this week, the Australian television show Today Tonight aired a story about a 56 year old man from New South Wales who died from Babesiosis. There is some concern by others that the man contracted the infection within Australia and not overseas, though more evidence is needed this is the case. Babesiosis is a tickborne illness caused by a protozoan parasite, Babesia, which infects red blood cells and produces symptoms which are similar to those found in malaria. It can be subclinical and cause no to mild symptoms - but it can also lead...

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12 One Pill Of Doxycycline Is Not Enough To Prevent Early Lyme Disease

This paper is being passed around the Lyme disease patient community that has everyone's attention. It's about the most effective timing and the use of one 200 mg capsule of doxycycline as prophylaxis to prevent Lyme disease after a tick bite. The bottom line from the authors of the study: One 200 mg capsule of doxycycline is totally ineffective in preventing Lyme disease if it is administered 48 hours after a tick bite. And even if administered in less than 48 hours, it is no guarantee of successfully preventing infection. The following...

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2 Обзор Для русских читателей Лайм боррелиоза

Given what I learned about Russian treatment guidelines for Lyme disease - as well as a particular treatment plan from Serbia - I have decided to offer Russian Lyme disease patients (former and current) a survey.  I plan to give a similar survey to readers from other countries after this one... Дорогие русские читатели этого блога,Благодарим Вас за посещение и чтение других блогов лагерь.Недавно я узнал от читателя, который лечился боррелиоз Лайма в Сербии, что оба вида антибиотиков выбрали и продолжительность лечения была отличной от...

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