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katrinab
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Hi I went to see a lyme specialist in ma. i went to see him after seeing him in the documentary "under our skin". all my tests for lyme and co-infections came back negative at quest. he still agreed to treat me based on my symptoms. i asked him certain questions...

1) how is lyme transmitted?

answer: he told me through a tick, and if a mother gets infected during her first trimester, it could be passed on to newborn. NOT THROUGH SEX. is he right?

2) I asked, do you treat co-infections?

answer: if necessary, and the medication I will give you, PLAQUENIL and CLARITHROMYCIN will treat all of them except babesiosis, but i have seen no evidence of a long term babesiosis infection anwyays. is he right?

The Lyme documentary UNDER OUR SKIN brought up the questions for me of: can a woman infected with late lyme give birth to lyme diseased kids, whether lyme is sexually transmitted, and how a whole family can be infected, kids and all if lyme is only really spread through a tick bite.

if anybody can respond to the questions ive raised, please do because there is so much controversy over what the CORRECT answers to these questions are i am not sure where to get the right answers. thanks

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Lymetoo
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2) I asked, do you treat co-infections?

answer: if necessary, and the medication I will give you, PLAQUENIL and CLARITHROMYCIN will treat all of them except babesiosis, but i have seen no evidence of a long term babesiosis infection anwyays. is he right?

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I disagree.

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Some believe it is sexually transmitted but I've had Lyme most of my life and my husband of nearly 38 yrs is just fine.

Families are all exposed to the same environmental area. Most have tick exposure all the time. And I think many are getting lyme from their pets.

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