Health Briefs TV with Lyme Disease Information

Lyme disease is a growing health concern in the United States. It can cost the country up to $1.3 billion dollars a year to treat.  Health Briefs TV explains some common facts about Lyme disease.

Someone can get Lyme disease from a tick bite. Ticks can come from pets that haven’t been treated for them. Ticks bites can also come from being outdoors.

To protect yourself from ticks, swear latex gloves when treating pets and use tweezers instead of fingernails to remove from pets and human skin.

If the signature target shaped rash appears, please visit a physician as soon as possible. There are treatments for it and there are certain doctors who know more about it than others. Lyme disease symptoms can reoccur. This is called post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome of PTLDS. Patients can feel fatigued, have nerve pain. Join pain, memory and thinking problems. And they are more than 5 times as likely to be diagnosed with extreme fatigue.  The Health Briefs TV show learns that there are an estimated 240,000 to 440,000 new cases of Lyme disease diagnosed every year.

Lyme disease can make a normal, active and lively person feel lethargic, despondent and hopeless. But there are treatments for it. Finding the best doctor to help you or someone you know with Lyme disease is imperative. Research local doctors online or through health care plans with experience in working with people diagnosed with Lyme disease.

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Health Briefs and Understanding Lyme Disease

More than 300,000 people across the country were diagnosed with Lyme disease last year, according to the CDC. Health Briefs offers some help in trying to understand it.

Lyme disease can suck the energy from someone who has it.  It does not kill people, but it can harm joints, the heart and nervous system if not found and treated quickly. But it can be hard to find since most people don’t realize they have it.

Some of the initials symptoms include: a bull’s eye rash, fever, headache, fatigue, and nausea. Lyme disease is caused by bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi and people get it from the bites of infected deer ticks. It is in the same spirochete group of bacteria as syphilis. But it is treatable with antibiotics if found early on.

People with Lyme disease will feel overly tired and complain of symptoms which sound much like the flu. Encourage them to visit their doctor and be tested to Lyme. Keep in mind that some of those who are undergoing treatment for this disease may still feel lousy. Understanding and patience is appreciated.

To prevent tick bites, Health Briefs TV recommends wearing lightweight long pants tucked into socks when in wooded areas, wear a lightweight long sleeved shirt and use an insect repellent with DEET. Check all clothing, gear and the vehicle for ticks also. Take a shower when home. Check everyone for any unusual rashes or marks on their skin. Seek medical attention if the tell-tale rash is found.

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