Many move there from the NorthEast. They will be much more likely to be dxd with MS than LYME in FL!!! ( or it has nothing to do with those who moved there and everything to do with diagnosis! )
I think your geographic risk for MS is determined by where you grew up. I am not sure of exact ages or anything.
Just curious, are there ticks at or near the equator??
Posted by soonermom (Member # 14494) on :
Reading the article it looks like age 15 is the cut off.
VERY interesting it actually mentions lyme disease as a possible bacterial cause of MS.
Most MS'ers won't even speak of this. They get angry and defensive??? (For some reason it doesn't bother them to think it is the EBV.)
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Isn't it true, though, that the geographical distribution of Lyme diagnosis is determined as much by the mindset of those doing the diagnoses as by the actual distribution of Lyme sufferers? How many people with Lyme throughout the country don't even get tested or have Lyme as a consideration in their diagnosis because "There is no Lyme here."?
Not that I'm discounting the link with MS. Some link seems like a foregone conclusion at this point.
Posted by mjo (Member # 7876) on :
I find it frightening how many MSers won't even listen. I read a book on MS and learned they give them mind meds for pain. Could this explain their lack of curiosity?
Also, I called over 40 MS Group leaders to tell them about an important talk on MS?Lyme. Not one showed.
I know, too, from the author of that talk, that in an eastern state, MS leaders forbid their members to attend.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
quote:Originally posted by nwisser: [QB] Isn't it true, though, that the geographical distribution of Lyme diagnosis is determined as much by the mindset of those doing the diagnoses as by the actual distribution of Lyme sufferers? How many people with Lyme throughout the country don't even get tested or have Lyme as a consideration in their diagnosis because "There is no Lyme here."?