I am planning on doing an assembly at my school about Lyme Disease.
I would love it if you guys could give me fun ideas of getting people involved (so they aren't bored) and if you know of any interesting statistics about Lyme Disease, etc.
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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... have a test on some basic things about lyme taken from your brochure
i think this might interest them; it did on my lyme display earlier this year!
IMPORTANT!! Below!! 2005, top 20 states in CDC STATS; fyi, IOWA no. 15% http://flash.lymenet.org/scripts/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=1&t=049305#000004 LYMEDAD sorted the numbers for 2005 plus 2006 (through 12/23/06. 1. New York 9754 2. Pennsylvania 7642 3. New Jersey 5281 4. Connecticut 3497 5. Wisconsin 2786 6. Massachusetts 2369 7. Maryland 2177 8. Minnesota 1646 9. Delaware 1111 10. New Hampshire 823 11. Virginia 589 12. Maine 534 13. Rhode Island 274 14. California 264 15. Iowa 176 16. Vermont 157 17. Illinois 127 18. Michigan 116 19. Florida 106 20. Ohio 100 21. Texas 88 22. North Carolina 79 23. West Virginia 75 24. DC 69 25. Indiana 54 26. South Carolina 33 27. Missouri 27 28. Tennessee 20 29. Alabama 19 30. Oregon 18 31. Arizona 17 32. Washington 16 33. Nebraska 13 34. Georgia 13 35. Kentucky 12 36. Idaho 9 37. Utah 8 38. Kansas 8 39. Alaska 7 40. Nevada 6 41. New Mexico 5 42. Wyoming 4 43. South Dakota 3 44. Louisiana 3 45. North Dakota 3 46. Colorado 1 47. Mississippi 1 48. Arkansas 0 49. Guam 0 50. Hawaii 0 51. Oklahoma 0 52. Puerto Rico 0
Check out the new map 1990--2006 of Lyme cases on the LDA website. LDA wants to make it difficult for anyone to continue to deny the impact of this disease nationwide. LDA Map of Lyme Disease Case Numbers
"Note CDC says Lyme disease is under reported and that only about 10% of cases that meet CDC surveillance criteria are actually reported to CDC. (For example, Oklahoma 362 reported cases = 3,620 probable cases meeting CDC criteria.)"
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Another one, jumping on the bandwagon and saying, "Way to Go". Good luck and keep us posted.
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Does the LDA have a speakers' bureau or a DVD that you could show. Then you don't have to talk so much.
Also, I think it's really important NOT to make the kids fear the outdoors, but just instill the need to be informed and prepared and then what to do if necessary. That's a good life skill for anything.
Just like what to do if you come upon a coyote or a bear, etc., If they have a drama or speech teacher, perhaps a little skit could be fun. ohhh, my creative juices are having fun with this. Mix in fairy tales ? Get the girl scouts or boy scouts involved?
There is a company that makes stuff toys of bacteria. I saw that they actually have a spirochete, too. I think is was a drug company or a vitamin company. All the "bugs" they make are really sort of cute, though.
It would be great if this would spark a few to study this field of medicine.
I also think it's important not to blast the uneducated doctors that we have have seen so many of but rather say that this is a very unique specialty and that doctors are learning more all the time. This might help them learn how to think.
" Q. What if you go somewhere to fix your bicycle tire but it doesn't really get fixed? Do you go back to the same place?
No. You'd ask around and find the person who has fixed lots of bike tires and could do a really good job. You'd do some RESEARCH . . . you'd ask questions . . . etc."
I wonder if you could get any projected microspcopic (sp?) slides. the science teacher might be able to bring some wonder to the presentation, too, without being too grizzly about it.
It might also teach them to cover their mouths, wash hands as they learn what bacteria is. I actually went to a grade school that did not have science. When I got to high school I was amazed at the other worlds in frogs, etc.
But I never really learned about how bacteria can make us sick or how to keep my body strong. That was a life lesson. I hope your presentation is engaging and helps them be prepared and better understand others who may have this.
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I used to have some black pepper to show the size of larval ticks, poppy seeds to show the size of nymphs, and sesame seeds to show the size of adult ticks (un-engorged of course).
The kids were really impressed with that and really listened when told how to avoid ticks and what to do if bitten.
Don't know how many kids would be at an assembly, it could be a really large number. A video could be useful for a large group.
Thank you for doing an educational presentation like this.
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Engorged ticks are ...not for the squeamish... raisinets!
I've heard this exercise used very effectively to explain why doctors miss so many Lyme diagnoses. Tell your audience to look around the room, and find as many things as they can that are colored red. Give them 15 seconds (have fun with this). Then tell them to close their eyes, and think of five things that are colored... green.
See? If you don't know what to look for, you won't find it.
MysteryGirl, I hope your presentation goes great!
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How about the health classes showing the recent 3 part interview with Noreen from the Virginia TV station?
or the science classes.
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The video idea is good. I want to show the preview thing for Under Our Skin and one from the Lyme Disease Association. There are also some cool videos about Lyme on YouTube that I could probably show.
Is Under Our Skin being sold anywhere? Or are they still making it?
I love the idea of showing pepper and other things to represent how small a tick is.
I think it's pretty incredible that the tiny amount of bacteria from a tick the size of one grain of pepper could make someone so sick!
Thanks again, everyone! This is so helpful!
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victoria, i suggest you go to THEIR site and ask the question since they were in FINAL stages of editing it!
also, look for ROBIN123's post in medical/activism where she/3 others taped a 1 hr. show for san francisco that aired.
she recently got their ok to air it on YOU TUBE that groovy jay did; look there or do a DIRECTORY search for robin123..type in her name.
her profile will pop up; go to left hand side and read her latest 50 topics; i know she recently brought it up for weekenders to view! good luck V.
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I feel as if I have died and gone to heaven wow so many folks that know about Lymes. I am so new to this but I know I am in the right place. It is a sad experience to face this illness without any one really understanding what you have. I truely wish I could have been bitten by a rattle snake then people would understand. No glory about a tick bite. Just feeling the pain and praying I will get better. The Rose
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