stymielymie
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anybody heard of deer tick virus and encephalitis. there is a girl over on general that is paralyzed with a positve lyme test. she has a twin that is healthy and nobody can treat her correctly. i found this article that i always theorized existed but never saw proof that dt carry viruses.
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bettyg
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hi dave,
would you take the time to edit using pencil to open text here and BREAK UP the long, solid, medical sentences into SHORT paragraphs so we can comprehend and read it? big thanks!!
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I remember reading this article before because I grew up near there.
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Tincup
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Hey hey Dave...
Yes, ticks can carry a number of viruses.. and if the funding allowed, my bet is they would find even more than what is now known.
You may remember we've had a few folks infected with West Nile and Lyme here, actually several in our our mid-Atlantic neck of the woods.
West Nile is one of the flaviviruses.. and flaviviruses are known to be carried by ticks (mosquitoes, etc). They (flaviviruses) have actually been around for centuries and have caused many deaths (to put it mildly).
You said, "there is a girl over on lymenet that is paralyzed with a positve lyme test."
Saying "over at LymeNet"... well, I don't know what you mean? Is she posting in the General Section? Sorry you've got me confused, which isn't hard to do at all! HA!
I'll be happy to post back to the "girl" you spoke about... if you think it might help in any way.
I sure hope she does manage to find a good doctor, soon!
stymielymie
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yes tc i did post it but seems to going on deaf ears. mike seems adamant about using Dr. K. hey my name"s Dr K. hope they find something soon before she expires. very bad situation. any doctor can consult across state borders using medical records, just can't prescribe.
betty have they run a lumbar puncture yet. i'm sure they have and some of the information they talk about i am unfamiliar with. it seems that whether or not it is als is irrelevant and treatment should go on till the very end. something must be tried!!!! docdave
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bettyg
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dave,
lumbar puncture .. unsure; i went back and read some of mike's note on diagnosis, etc. but didn't see this mentioned.
i do know everything that has been tried is posted in alex's journal notes on caring bridge site.
i wish someone would drop the ALS and move on.
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looking at Doc Dave's link to the CDC article - at the chart - 83% of the deer population were positive for Bb - Lyme? -p
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