http://xxsurl.com/ky5zve Lyme Disease Research Database Lyme Disease Research Database Lyme DiseaseLDRD Blog100 Perspectives on LymeOur ServicesAbout UsSearch LDRDPREMIER DISCOUNTTwitterFacebookYoutubeMember AccessInterviews & NewsMembership BenefitsExpert Interview SeriesLyme Success StoriesSitemapSuccess StoriesSuccess Story: Jerry B Lyme Disease Research Database Lyme disease symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, prevention and research. Lyme Disease Research Database Lyme disease symptoms, treatment, diagnosis, prevention and research. We started the LDRD to help educate people about Lyme disease. New developments in the quest to understand and defeat Lyme are continually replacing old news and attitudes. Here you will find an ongoing collection of the latest research, news and therapies. Listen to audio interviews with Lyme doctors, hear about specific protocols followed by healthy survivors of Lyme, and discover lifestyle support resources. Learn how we can help you. Add to Twitter Add to Facebook LDRD members receive immediate access to all the free resources, plus additional, unique resources, including the Lyme expert interview audio series, the Lyme success stories interview audio series, pro-active health and lifestyle resources to help beat Lyme. Learn moreGet free access to LDRD resources Benefits of becoming a member Hello and welcome to the LDRD Hear doctors who represent a broad range of medical perspectives - from conventional to integrative therapies - talk about Lyme disease symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.If you are struggling with Lyme, reliable resources will greatly assist you in your quest to recover. Learn more All of us who struggle with Lyme Disease can empathize. We see pieces of our own stories in other people's experiences. We've walked through many of the same doors, and been in some of the very same situations. Although each of our stories are unique, together they can help us understand the common threads that can, eventually, lead us back to vibrant health. Learn more Interviews with Experts Introduction to Lyme DiseaseWhat is Lyme DiseasebLyme disease is a multi-system inflammatory disease that affects all the systems of the body, including the brain. Although every case is different, left untreated, Lyme disease can be devastating. Read articles on Lyme disease. Causes and Risk FactorsThe specific bacteria that causes Lyme is a spirochete called Borrelia Burgdorferi, and it is believed to be primarily spread through the bite of a deer tick. Those who live near, or visit, densely forested areas are believed to be at higher risk of exposure to ticks, yet increasing medical evidence suggests that the bacteria can spread through other means. Learn about the 100 perspectives on Lyme.Lyme Disease SymptomsLyme can cause fever, headaches, body aches and crushing fatigue. Some patients develop a characteristic bull's eye skin rash at the location of the tick bite. Lyme can also affect the cardiac system and the brain, causing arrhythmia, vertigo, speech impairments such as stammering, and poor concentration. Palsy and facial paralysis are also symptoms of Lyme. It is not uncommon for patients to suffer mood swings, depression, and psychotic episodes such as hallucinations.However, some people who have the disease do not develop symptoms immediately after being infected. It may take years for some people to become symptomatic. Some who have been exposed may never develop Lyme disease symptoms, and further, is not yet known how long the bacteria may lie dormant. Learn more about Lyme disease symptoms.Tests and DiagnosisCurrently, the recommended diagnostic tests for detecting Lyme disease are the Western Blot analysis, used to identify particular antibodies, and the ELISA, a general antibody test. Tests for the disease are unreliable. Negative clinical test results do not necessarily mean that the patient is free of Lyme or its co-infections. The bacteria appears to evade the body's immune system, as it is capable of changing into two, three or more shapes as it spreads throughout the body. Learn more about Lyme disease tests.Unfortunately, it is common for people with Lyme to receive a misdiagnoses and thus remain untreated. The medical professions nickname for chronic Lyme disease is the Great Imitator, because symptoms mimic hundreds of other conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Epstein-Barr virus, and rheumatoid arthritis. Learn more about Lyme disease diagnosis.Lyme TreatmentLyme disease is treatable with antibiotics. However, the strength and length of prescription of antibiotics is at the core of controversy in the medical community. Antibiotics given immediately after infection seem to work for most Lyme patients. During later stages of the disease, some patients have responded to extended courses of antibiotics, but extended courses are not sanctioned by the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) or the Infectious Diseases S

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