Tincup
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CDC is STILL denying so much about Bartonella and in the process they are destroying lives with the misinformation.
They once said ticks couldn't harbor Bartonella and have been proven wrong by over 40 studies I personally found saying otherwise.
Now they say it is unlikely ticks carry Bartonella (over 40 studies didn't convince them), and if they did have it they can't transmit it. UGH!
Here is their info on Bartonella and ticks for patients. Be sure to read the last line in this insane quote from CDC. This is worse than pitiful.
CDC QUOTE (FAQ)- "I got a tick bite. My friend said I should get tested for Lyme disease and Bartonella. Is that true?
We don’t recommend it. To date, no study in the United States has shown that Bartonella can be transmitted to humans by ticks. Transmission studies with ticks have only used mice and artificial feeding systems.
A single study showed that one species of tick in Europe could transmit a specific species of Bartonella to mice in a laboratory setting.
Other studies have identified Bartonella in ticks, probably from ticks feeding on animals that carry Bartonella. This doesn’t mean that the bacteria can be transmitted from the tick to a person or that the bacteria can survive in the tick for any length of time.
Unfortunately there is a great deal of misinformation regarding multiple tickborne infections (called coinfections) on the internet.
The possibility of having several tickborne infections at once or having pathogens such as Bartonella that have not been shown to be tickborne, is extremely unlikely."
Tincup
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Here are the CDC recommendations on how to treat Bartonella- Cat Scratch Fever. How awful is this?
QUOTE- "The use of antibiotics to shorten the course of disease is debated. Most cases of cat scratch disease (CSD) resolve without treatment, although some patients may develop complications from disseminated disease.
Azithromycin has been shown to decrease lymph node volume more rapidly compared to no treatment. The recommended dose of azithromycin for CSD is:
For adults and children > 45.5 kg: 500 mg on day 1, followed by 250 mg for 4 days
For children ≤ 45.5 kg: 10 mg/kg on day 1, followed by 5 mg/kg for 4 days"
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