Question 1

what are the symptoms of lyme's diease?

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Many and varied: Lyme disease can cause virtually any symptom in the world. Early lyme tends to cause non-specific flu-like symptoms & a rash. Then it tends to cause joint pains (esp. Knee pain) & fatigue. It often causes problems with memory & concentration & a variety of neurological symptoms. As it progresses it may be misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, arthritis, multiple sclerosis etc.

Question 2

is igenex legitimate?  testing for lyme ?

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One of the best: The gold standard test for lyme is the western blot (WB) test. Igenex's WB is far superior to other labs' which makes it the lab of choice by most lyme specialists.See http://www.Igenex.Com/innovations3.Pdf
however, even this misses about 20% of those with lyme so if you suspect lyme ; the igenex WB is neg. Consider ks3 labs ; advanced lab. Services-see http://www.Betterhealthguy.Com/lyme/testing.

Question 3

what are the types of lyme desease and are they cureable?

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Many types: Lyme disease  is treatable and early therapy is  curative. The different  types depends on you symptoms - skin rash, arthritis, neurological, etc. Your physician can hep clarify this  for  you.

Question 4

is lyme disease contagious?

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No: A person with LD is not going to spread it to others in their social contact. It is passed thru a tick bite if the tick is a carrier.

Question 5

is there a lyme disease test?

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Yes: There are blood and cerbrospinal fluid tests that can be done to aid in the diagnosis of lyme disease.  They must be interpreted carefully by experienced clinicians.

Question 6

lyme disease life threatening?

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Rarely: If properly diagnosed and treated, good results.  If diagnosis of lyme is incorrect, there is damage from that inappropriate treatment and from not making the correct diagnosisl.

Question 7

how is lyme carditis diagnosed?

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Lyme Carditis: In a patient who has been diagnosed with Lyme disease with having typical rash and positive blood test if ECG shows heart block that could support the diagnosis of Lyme carditis, if heart is involved the patient would feel lightheaded, chest pain, palpitation and experience fainting.

Question 8

how can you prevent lyme disease?

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Avoid/repel tick: Prevention requires vigalent surveylance if working in areas where the tick is prevailent. Tick repellants on exposed skin, light colored long sleeve & long pants. Close examination of skin surface after exposure with removal of embedded tick without squeezing. A vaccine is available for those 15yo & older. The tick must feed for many hours before spreading germ so abx are not needed for all bites.

Question 9

low cd57 and lyme disease related?

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In some cases but...: Noted lyme specialist raphael stricker discovered that many lyme patients have a low cd57 count (this is a subset of a type of white blood cell called natural killer cells) and that the level often increases as patents improve. However, not all lyme patients have low cd57 counts. A low cd57 may be supportive of a lyme diagnosis but a high level in no way rules it out. See my comment for more info:.

Question 10

can accupuncture help lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Not sure: I've had a patient who was helped by her acupuncturist with fatigue, but others have not been helped. The only way is to give it a try, assuming it is ok with the doctor treating your lyme disease. Keep a journal and see how you are before and after sessions, and if you are helped, how long the effect lasts.

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