Chronic Lyme Disease

Among the tick-borne diseases, the best known in the United States is Lyme (there are over 100,000 cases reported in the Center for Disease Control and Prevention since 1982). However, its diagnosis and treatment has been a challenge for physicians and because of poor efficiency and reliability of blood tests available.

The bacteria of Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, is present in other types of ticks, but only transmitted to humans and animals through the deer and their kin: The black-legged tick the part of U.S. West (Western Black-legged tick).

Usually an infected tick begins to transmit the bacteria after being attached to the skin for about 36-48 hours. That's why we have the best defense against Lyme disease is to examine our body at least once daily and remove ticks before they start to swell with blood.

Symptoms of early stage:

  • Circular red rash over the sting.
  • Fever and chills
  • Fatigue
  • muscle aches joint
  • Headache
  • Swollen glands
  • Enlarged lymph nodes

Symptoms of the intermediate stage:

  • Headache
  • Paralysis of facial muscles
  • Problem of concentration
  • Memory loss
  • Arthritis
  • Pain and swelling usually in the larger joints
  • Cardiac abnormalities (less common)
  • Irregularity in heartbeat
  • Palpitations
  • Heart block