LymeNet Flash: reporter stumbles on new disease: Bambiosis

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Posted by bystander (Member # 11893) on :

Full story:

http://www.thehour.com/story/471443

Relevant paragraph:
"Burnaman was recently infected with Bambiosis microti, a protozoan parasite that causes her severe headaches, chronic fatigue, muscle and bone aches, insomnia, and short-term memory loss."

Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :

HA! That is a funny one! Got me laughing this morning!

Thanks bystander!

[lol]

I added a comment to correct the mistake... but I do like the new name. Bet it would be easier for folks to remember it that way too.

[Big Grin]

"Excellent article! Thank you!

I do hope the patient featured here today and others dealing with the serious consequences of Lyme and tick borne coinfections will be feeling better soon.

The doctor mentioned in the article is an amazing researcher, diagnostician and clinical practitioner. I've heard him speak and heard from some of his patients and he is highly regarded in his field.

Only one slight concern about the article contents and a humorous one at that.

The article stated, ""Burnaman was recently infected with Bambiosis microti, a protozoan parasite that causes her severe headaches, chronic fatigue, muscle and bone aches, insomnia, and short-term memory loss."

Actually, unless another new disease has been identified that I am unaware of, what Burnaman and others have contracted is not a disease named after our favorite little deer, Bambi.

It is actually called Babesiosis. I believe it was named after a Romanian pathologist, Dr. Victor Babes.

However, I do admit, that is rather cute."

Posted by ping (Member # 6974) on :

Hilarious! [lol]

There are a couple of Bambi's that work here in my office building that this could certainly be cause for their concern. [Eek!]

ping
"We are more than containers for Lyme"

Posted by Leelee (Member # 19112) on :

Thanks for posting! It was a great article, typos and all!

Bambiosis! What a perfect name! [spinning smile]

Posted by Abxnomore (Member # 18936) on :

Great article but too funny. As if the public isn't confused enough!!

May be if we had gotten "Bambiosis microti" instead we wouldn't have gotten so ill???? [loco]

Posted by psano2 (Member # 11711) on :

I'd rather have Bambiosis than Babesiosis any day!

Although Bambi IS a deer and might have had deer ticks... so there is a tie.

Posted by DaveNJ (Member # 17362) on :

you can also pick up this disease in a go-go bar...that's the only place i allegedly may have met any women named Bambi.

Dave

Posted by Hoosiers51 (Member # 15759) on :

It's not even correct to say "Sally was infected with babesiosis microti."....so they messed it up in two ways.

"Infected with" implies you are talking about the microorganism, not the disease itself, which involves all the symptoms, etc. The organism is babesia microti. The disease the organism causes is babesiosis.

So it is either babesia microti, or babesiosis, but not babesiosis microti.

At least they tried!