How other than ticks is LYME DISEASE spread? Also, state-by-state statistics?
Sep.30, 2011 in
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Lyme disease seems like it is becoming an epidemic with over 200,000 new cases each year (not too mention all of the people who were misdiagnosed by ignorant doctors)
What areas in the US have been affected most? Is there some sort of state by state statistics?
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September 30th, 2011 at 8:35 am
Hi,
We thought we had problems with ticks on our wall… we were in quite a state.
… turned out, it was just our clock.
Did that tick-le your funny bone.
Smiles – Old Owl
Boxer Owner/Exhibitor/Breeder/Rescue Owner
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September 30th, 2011 at 5:35 pm
Ticks are the only mode of transmission to humans. Specifically black legged ticks. I don’t have state-by-state statistics. It’s tracked by the CDC. You can go to their disease page (link below) and see if they have a nationwide breakdown of occurrences. It’s reportable by state law, but not followed by public health.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm
communicable disease nurse
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October 1st, 2011 at 2:36 am
Lyme disease is primarily spread by bites from deer ticks, Western black-legged ticks, and lone star ticks. Ticks often feed on small rodents, birds, deer, and other non-human animals. These animals may act as reservoirs for the Lyme disease bacteria (they carry the bacteria, but do not develop symptoms of the disease). If a tick feeds on an animal that carries the Lyme bacteria, the bacteria will enter the tick’s body, making it able to pass the bacteria on to other animals. If a tick carrying the bacteria bites a human and remains attached for over 24 hours, the bacteria may enter the human’s blood stream and cause infection.
There are also some reports of pregnant women transmitting the Lyme bacteria to the fetus through the placenta. This may result in the child being born with Lyme disease, or it may result in birth defects or stillbirth
here is alink to the state by state cases of the disease
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_rptdLymeCasesbyState.htm
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October 1st, 2011 at 11:36 am
It can be spread from an infected mother to her unborn child. There’s speculation that it might in some cases be spread sexually, but there are no studies to back that up. (The Lyme bacteria is a spirochete, like syphilis, and in many ways it acts like syphilis….)
The CDC has state-by-state figures, but only if they fall into an extremely narrow definition of the disease (that leaves out many people who actually have it.)
Good sources of info about Lyme disease:
http://www.lymedisease.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymenet.org
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.lymedoctor.com
here is alink to the state by state cases of the disease
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_rptdLymeCasesbyState.htm
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October 1st, 2011 at 8:36 pm
Ticks are the only way, I’m not sure where to find state by state stats. however I know that the east coast has been affected the most. And yes, doctors are morons (I was misdiagnosed 20+ times)
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http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090415195223AAyCpaD
here is alink to the state by state cases of the disease
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_rptdLymeCasesbyState.htm
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October 2nd, 2011 at 5:36 am
Hi, I have lyme disease, I was misdiagnosed for the first 5 months of having the disease, which almost cost me my life, the doctors thought I was mental, creating a sickness with my imagination.
My parents and a doctor think that I could have be affected by the disease from a mosquito bite over 4th of july (I was in Chicago) Most doctors will tell you that it can only be spread by ticks, I think not. My mom has even possibly thought of a bee sting that could have transmitted lyme to me.
In the United States, Lyme disease is mostly localized to states in the northeastern, mid-Atlantic, and upper north-central regions, and to several counties in northwestern California. In 1999, 16,273 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Ninety-two percent of these were from the states of Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Maryland, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin.
http://www.drlera.com/bacterial_diseases/lyme_disease.htm
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October 2nd, 2011 at 12:36 pm
It has been found and reported,people deathly ill in about 48 of the 50 states last I heard.
It CAN be passed on by fleas, mosquitoes and black flies also other insects.
The lone star tick is not just in the south,,,Stari is a real problem all over. No matter where you live,,there is MORE Lyme there than public officials let on!!!
It CAN be passed on while being attached for LESS than 24 hours,,,that is a myth!!! Especially IF you squeeze and pull the tick off,,instead of using a tweezers like properly done!!
They can attach themselves in places you can NOT see. Like inside belly buttons,,inside feminine tracts, inside the hairline which is very hard to tell. Lots more places on your body that can not be seen. AND they are so small(nymph ticks) that if embedded they are mostly under the skin!! They can be smaller than the dot of a period on this sentence!!
Fully 50% of infected people NEVER see a tick or its bite!! A bullseye rash IS diagnostic of lyme,,,anyone who says differently is not telling you the truth. And NO,,,spiders dont leave bullseye rashes!!!
If anyone is effected by this,,there is ALOT to learn, period!! Alot of misinformation in some other posts here as well!! Research and LEARN on your own!! Dont bother reading the infectious disease society sites,,find a lyme support group,or an Illads site!!
http://www.drlera.com/bacterial_diseases/lyme_disease.htm
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