Everyone wishes to be in good health in order to work and achieve their goals. But it has been impossible for others to have good health due to some certain type of illnesses that is why hospitals have been built to help such people. There are some illnesses that are so serious that make the affected person become weak and depend on medication while some illness are not that serious. This article focuses on the signs and symptoms and how to treat Lyme disease.
Lyme is a bacterial disease that is caused by the bite of ticks which are infected. It is most common in dogs and affect humans how live in areas where animals are or they like spending time with the animals.
The symptoms of Lyme disease are as follows in its early stage; rashes after the tick bite the affected person develops a red mark around the bitten area and after a few days it forms in a way it looks like a bull eye though its painless. The other symptom is flu, the affected person starts getting headaches, fever, aches all over the body and fatigue.
The later symptoms of this disease are joint pains, heart aches, swollen glands, brain damages and many other problems. It can also affect the nerve system and cause kidney failure. This later symptoms only occur if the infected person does not seek immediate medical attention.
When doctors or health provides suspect that a patient is suffering from Lyme the do not carry out a blood test. This is because antibodies of the patient might be resisting the disease and therefore gives false results. What the doctors look for at first is the red rash as it is a must for a person suffering this illness to have it.
Treatment of this illness is simply by using antibiotics. Additional medicines may be given to relief pain in the joints and other areas that may be painful. This disease can also be treated naturally without using drugs. The option is of the patient.
Human beings can also get Lyme through rodents as they are known to be carriers of the ticks which are harmless to them. People can also get them when they stand unknowingly in grasses where the ticks are. The age group that is most affected the disease are children between the ages of five to fourteen and older people between the ages of forty to forty nine.
It is not a must for one to live in an area infested with ticks to get Lyme. A person might get it through rodents or standing unknowingly where the ticks are. To ensure that one does not get the illness it recommended for them to get vaccinated along with their animals and if a person suspects to have the disease they should seek immediate medical attention instead of waiting for it to reach severe stages. Good health is just as important as seeing a new day that is why we need to stay healthy.
Lyme is a bacterial disease that is caused by the bite of ticks which are infected. It is most common in dogs and affect humans how live in areas where animals are or they like spending time with the animals.
The symptoms of Lyme disease are as follows in its early stage; rashes after the tick bite the affected person develops a red mark around the bitten area and after a few days it forms in a way it looks like a bull eye though its painless. The other symptom is flu, the affected person starts getting headaches, fever, aches all over the body and fatigue.
The later symptoms of this disease are joint pains, heart aches, swollen glands, brain damages and many other problems. It can also affect the nerve system and cause kidney failure. This later symptoms only occur if the infected person does not seek immediate medical attention.
When doctors or health provides suspect that a patient is suffering from Lyme the do not carry out a blood test. This is because antibodies of the patient might be resisting the disease and therefore gives false results. What the doctors look for at first is the red rash as it is a must for a person suffering this illness to have it.
Treatment of this illness is simply by using antibiotics. Additional medicines may be given to relief pain in the joints and other areas that may be painful. This disease can also be treated naturally without using drugs. The option is of the patient.
Human beings can also get Lyme through rodents as they are known to be carriers of the ticks which are harmless to them. People can also get them when they stand unknowingly in grasses where the ticks are. The age group that is most affected the disease are children between the ages of five to fourteen and older people between the ages of forty to forty nine.
It is not a must for one to live in an area infested with ticks to get Lyme. A person might get it through rodents or standing unknowingly where the ticks are. To ensure that one does not get the illness it recommended for them to get vaccinated along with their animals and if a person suspects to have the disease they should seek immediate medical attention instead of waiting for it to reach severe stages. Good health is just as important as seeing a new day that is why we need to stay healthy.
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