"Totally different disease"--what a crock of hooey.
Posted by Amanda (Member # 14107) on :
Well, it is a different species of bacteria than lyme.
Although, geez, the name RELAPSING fever should be an indicator that it isn't easy to control it in the body...
Posted by Melanie Reber (Member # 3707) on :
Thanks for that article. I have suspected a relapsing fever strain for a few years now. My local LLMD just agreed with me and we are treating on a clinical diagnosis.
I always thought it must have come from my time spent in CO... now I know it may have happened here as well.
Argasidae Ornithodoros parkeri- Cooley tick Borrelia parkeri- Western Relapsing Fever
Argasidae Ornithodoros turicata- Relapsing Fever tick Borrelia turicatae- Southwestern Relapsing Fever
Posted by Melanie Reber (Member # 3707) on :
Relapsing fever is caused by several species of the bacterium Borrelia. Most commonly, it is contracted with the bite of infected ticks (Amblyomma americanum, Argasidae Ornithodoros hermsi, Argasidae Ornithodoros parkeri, Argasidae Ornithodoros talaje and Argasidae Ornithodoros turicata).
Infection can also be transmitted through the blood of rodents, the bite of infected lice or take place by contamination of a wound in the skin. It is also known to be transmitted congenitally.
The Fatality rate may approach 10% in untreated patients.
Posted by bettyg (Member # 6147) on :
a classmate/friend of mine is moving this week to that city!