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I keep hearing that MS and Lyme have similar geographic incidence rates.
This is more out of curiosity than anything else, but does anyone know of any official studies or data that show this?
Thanks.
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Many move there from the NorthEast. They will be much more likely to be dxd with MS than LYME in FL!!! ( or it has nothing to do with those who moved there and everything to do with diagnosis! )
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Isn't it true, though, that the geographical distribution of Lyme diagnosis is determined as much by the mindset of those doing the diagnoses as by the actual distribution of Lyme sufferers? How many people with Lyme throughout the country don't even get tested or have Lyme as a consideration in their diagnosis because "There is no Lyme here."?
Not that I'm discounting the link with MS. Some link seems like a foregone conclusion at this point.
-------------------- Just because it' s not nice doesn' t mean it' s not miraculous. --Terry Pratchett Posts: 121 | From Nazareth, PA | Registered: May 2008
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I find it frightening how many MSers won't even listen. I read a book on MS and learned they give them mind meds for pain. Could this explain their lack of curiosity?
Also, I called over 40 MS Group leaders to tell them about an important talk on MS?Lyme. Not one showed.
I know, too, from the author of that talk, that in an eastern state, MS leaders forbid their members to attend.
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quote:Originally posted by nwisser: [QB] Isn't it true, though, that the geographical distribution of Lyme diagnosis is determined as much by the mindset of those doing the diagnoses as by the actual distribution of Lyme sufferers? How many people with Lyme throughout the country don't even get tested or have Lyme as a consideration in their diagnosis because "There is no Lyme here."?
Absolutely!
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