How To Treat Lyme Disease

By Enid Hinton


Everyone wishes to be in good health in order to work and achieve their goals. But it has been impossible for others to have good health due to some certain type of illnesses that is why hospitals have been built to help such people. There are some illnesses that are so serious that make the affected person become weak and depend on medication while some illness are not that serious. This article focuses on the signs and symptoms and how to treat Lyme disease.

Lyme is a bacterial illness that is transmitted to humans or animals by the bite of an infected tick. Human beings who spend time or live with animals are most likely to get the ailment but if treated early it is likely to clear.

The signs and symptoms of Lyme in its early stages are rashes and flu. If a person has been infected he or she gets red rashes this is the first sign that occurs and as days go by the rash starts forming in a way that it looks like a bull eye, though the rash is painless. The infected person also gets flu like symptoms like headaches, body aches and fatigue.

Later symptoms are; joint pains- one is likely to feel pains at the joints at different times or at the same time. It can affect the nerve system and if the person affected does not seek medical attention as soon as possible he or she might get brain damages, heart problems, swollen glands, kidney problems and other serious problems caused by the disease.

It is also important to note that Lyme is not contagious. Health providers diagnose the illness when a person has the red rash especially people who live in areas mostly infested by ticks. The antibodies of the infected person may give false results as the antibodies may resist the illness for years so health providers do not take blood test at the early stages of these illnesses.

Patients are mostly given antibiotics to clear the disease and additional medicines to those who have the late symptoms as mentioned above. It takes a few weeks for it to clear. There is also natural way to cure the illness and can be easily done at home. But the natural way is mostly for the early stages of the illness.

It should also be noted that the infected ticks are harmless to animals and animals such as rats and mice; many carry these insects and pass it to human beings. Another point to note is that children between the age of five to fourteen and adults between the ages of forty to forty nine are most affected by this disease.

It is not a must for one to live in an area infested with ticks to get Lyme. A person might get it through rodents or standing unknowingly where the ticks are. To ensure that one does not get the illness it recommended for them to get vaccinated along with their animals and if a person suspects to have the disease they should seek immediate medical attention instead of waiting for it to reach severe stages. Good health is just as important as seeing a new day that is why we need to stay healthy.




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