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treepatrol
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Symptoms of Borreliosis (Lyme Disease) and
Common Tickborne Co-Infections:

Babesiosis , Bartonellosis, and Ehrlichiosis

The following symptoms were excerpted from Diagnostic Hints And Treatment
Guidelines For Lyme And Other Tick Borne Illnesses, by Joseph J. Burrascano
Jr., M.D. (Fourteenth Edition, November, 2002).

Available online at
www.ilads.org/burrascano_1102.htm

Borrelia

(Borreliosis, neuroborreliosis; also known as Lyme Disease)

Spread primarily though the bite of infected ticks that live on a wide range of
mammalian species;
secondary human-to-human transmission through semen,breast milk, and possibly in utero

Bladder dysfunction

Burning or stabbing sensations

Cardiac impairment

Change in bowel function

Chest pain

Confusion

Depression

Difficulty thinking

Difficulty with concentration and reading

Difficulty with speech, writing

Difficulty finding words; name blocking

Disorientation: getting lost, going to wrong places

Disturbed sleep: too much, too little, fractionated, early awakening

Ears/Hearing: buzzing, ringing, ear pain, sound sensitivity

Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol

Eyes/Vision: double, blurry, increased floaters, light sensitivity

Facial paralysis (Bell's palsy)

Fatigue, tiredness, poor stamina

Forgetfulness

Headache

Heart block

Heart murmur

Heart palpitations

Heart valve prolapse

Increased motion sickness

Irritability

Irritable bladder

Joint pain or swelling

Lightheadedness

Mood swings

Muscle pain or cramps

Neck creaks & cracks

Neck stiffness, pain

Numbness

Pelvic pain

Poor attention

Poor balance

Poor short-term memory

Problem absorbing new information

Pulse skips

Rib soreness

Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido

Shooting pains

Shortness of breath; cough

Skin hypersensitivity

Sore throat

Stiffness of the joints or back

Swollen glands

Testicular pain

Tingling

Tremor

Twitching of the face or other muscles

Unavoidable need to sit or lay down

Unexplained breast pain

Unexplained fevers, sweats, chills or flushing

Unexplained hair loss

Unexplained menstrual irregularity'

Unexplained milk production

Unexplained weight loss or gain

Upset Stomach or abdominal pain

Vertigo

Wooziness

Babesia

(Babesiosis)

Babesia is a protozoan spread by ticks, blood transfusion, and in utero. Despite
there being 13 known forms to date, current testing only looks for two of them.

Air hunger

Cough

Fatigue

Fevers

Headache

Hemolysis

Imbalance without true vertigo

Mild encephalopathy

Shaking chills

Sweats

Bartonella

(Bartonellosis, also known as cat scratch fever)
Spread by bites from infected ticks, and in utero

abnormal liver enzymes

encephalopathy

endocarditis

flu-like malaise

headache

hemolysis with anemia

hepatomegaly

high fever

immune deficiency

jaundice

lymphadenopathy

myalgias

myocarditis

papular or angiomatous rash

somnolence

sore throat

splenomegaly

weakened immune response

Ehrlichia

Bites from infected ticks

elevated liver enzymes

headaches

myalgias

ongoing fatigue

persistent leukopenia

thrombocytopenia

Compiled by Melissa Kaplan

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Remember Iam not a Doctor Just someone struggling like you with Tick Borne Diseases.

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Geneal
Frequent Contributor (5K+ posts)
Member # 10375

posted

How timely for me you posted this. [Smile]

My neighbor who has Lyme is beginning to suspect her

Husband may have babs or bart only since he tested negative via Igenex.

Thanks for saving me some searching.

It's raining and cold here and I am feeling a little lazy. [Wink]

Hugs,

Geneal

Posts: 6250 | From Louisiana | Registered: Oct 2006 | IP: Logged |

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