[Exposure to ticks and apperance of EM among borreliosis patients in Lower Silesia]

[Article in Polish]

Kiewra D, Dobracki W, Lonc E, Dobracka B.

Zaklad Parazytologii, Instytutu Genetyki i Mikrobiologii, Uniwersytetu Wroclawskiego.

The aim of the study was the analysis of Lyme borreliosis cases notified by Clinic for Infections Diseases in Wroclaw in connection with exposure to ticks in year 2002.

In the analyzed group of patients tick bites were confirmed in 77.9% and the most common places of exposition were forest regions in Lower Silesia (Masyw Slezy, Wzgorza Twardogorskie, Kotlina Klodzka, Wzgorza Trzebnickie, Bogy Dolnoslaskie) and in Wroclaw area.

EM appeared in 55.8% cases.

In cases of multiple ticks professionally exposured persons EM appeared only in 22.2%.

I read somewhere, but don't know where, that the Lyme rash was an immune response and that the reason people like my husband never develop a rash is that their immune system was not activated at the time of the tickbite -- he never knew he was bitten.

Have you ever read or heard about this theory ?????

My husband had a CD-57 test done, but it was several months after Dr. B. in NY put him on Reishi mushroom supplements which did seem to balance his normal immune response per CBC's. Unfortunately, the CD-57 lab test was not available to get a baseline result prior to the Reishi.

My husband had previously taken the Lyme specific transfer factor which elevated the Monocytes into the high range and caused "shaking episodes" within 1/2 hour of taking the supplements. He does not have the negative reactions with the Reishi.

I am posting here tonight only to bring this back up to the top.. for now. Maybe others can respond?

So sorry... I am too tired to think at all.. so I will try tomorrow to answer... when I am "fresher"... ok?