one to four weeks of treatment ain't enough in my opinion.
I've known lots of people who got immediate treatment from 2 weeks to 2 months and they all went chronic.
Posted by TrekCoord (Member # 48888) on :
"“There is definitely some confusion and also some misinformation out there,” says Amy Schwartz, an epidemiologist at the CDC."
No duh. And most of it comes from the CDC.
I replied to the author of the article and asked her to check with ILADS.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- They start with the worst myth of all:
". . . The CDC and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) both agree that the tick has to remain attached for 24 to 48 hours in order to transmit the Lyme-causing bacteria. . . ."
Lyme borreliosis: a review of data on transmission time after tick attachment
Michael J Cook - 2014 Dec 19
Excerpt:
. . . Mechanisms for early transmission of spirochetes have been proposed based on their presence in different organs of the tick.
Studies have found systemic infection and the presence of spirochetes in the tick salivary glands prior to feeding, which could result in cases of rapid transmission.
Also, there is evidence that spirochete transmission times and virulence depend upon the tick and Borrelia species.
These factors support anecdotal evidence that Borrelia infection can occur in humans within a short time after tick attachment. . . .
[Full article at link above] -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- I am so thankful that the first reply on that article mention the full name of ILADS so they could search it out - as well as for other readers of the web page.