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I have read that you can pass this disease to your children. Anyone know what to look for? Also I read that you can pass it to people that you have sex with, is this true. If all of this is true, then I wonder if it is in your saliva to where you can pass it that was as well.
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Keebler
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- Not to pry but WHY you ask determines just how thorough replies are going to be.
If you are now pregnant, that's one whole set of stuff - and instructions to be sure to have a good ILADS-educated LLMD.
Considering having a baby? Another set of links, considerations, etc. but usually best to wait until better and then, under strict care with a LLMD.
If you have children who may have lyme that was passed from their mother, that is another set of links, etc. Children with suspected lyme/tick-borne infections should be evaluated by a LLMD for the full range of TBD (tick-borne disease).
In children, TBD (tick-borne disease) often manifests as ADD, ADHD, autism, severe depression (even being suicidal at a young age), anxiety, irritability, stomach aches, vision or hearing problems, severe and painful sensitivities to stimuli, etc.
Bartonella has been know to cause deep depression and suicidal impulses in even pre-school children.
You can also cross-search at Google and PubMed for: Borrelia and all the pregnancy, gestational, congenital terms. There are some medical articles about this. -
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- Now, if I had just read your whole question, it would have saved me time.
You asked about saliva and passing it on that way. Well, for anyone with any active infection, I'd put off kissing for a while. And that is not so much a concern with saliva as lyme does not appear to be passed through saliva.
But we don't know everything yet. You don't want to take chances but, also, one never knows what the other person may be coming down with and the immune system of a lyme patient has enough to fight.
More importantly, many people have bleeding gums or if they eat chips can have a puncture wound in their mouth, etc. Even a vigorous tooth-brushing can raise blood. So, kissing often involves much more than just an exchange of saliva.
Yes, lyme can be passed to a partner with sexual contact (oral sex must also be considered). So, speak to your doctor about precautions and safe sex. Often, both partners are treated. -
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Lyme, in my studies with a very sharp LLNP from PA, will spread in any way it can. It spreads through body fluids then leaves them to get into deeper tissues inside the new host.
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