Comments on Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?TypePad2013-08-19T16:02:56ZToronto Starhttps://thestar.blogs.com/worlddaily/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://thestar.blogs.com/worlddaily/2013/08/lyme-disease-in-america/comments/atom.xml/Shari commented on 'Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef0192acaffa29970d2013-08-22T12:22:10Z2013-08-22T12:31:26ZSharihttp://birdz-of-a-feather.blogspot.ca/The 258 cases reported here in Canada is inconceivable compared to the 30,000 – 300,000 figure in the U.S.; it's...<p>The 258 cases reported here in Canada is inconceivable compared to the 30,000 – 300,000 figure in the U.S.; it's not like our customs officers are stopping ticks at the border! Good on the CDC for attempting to estimate the true numbers of Lyme sufferers. If only Canadians were that enlightened! Thanks to woefully inadequate blood testing here and our doctors' unwillingness to clinically diagnose Lyme, I am one of the many, many Canadians that are unreported and therefore are not receiving much needed support for this insidious disease. It's a travesty that our health care ministers have buried their heads in the sand and are letting untold thousands of people suffer with Lyme, when there is much they can do to improve testing, diagnosis and doctor education in Canada. It’s about time our Ministers do something which would lead to a more accurate accounting of the prevalence here and, more importantly, much needed treatment options.</p>Panta Gruel commented on 'Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019104dc46d6970c2013-08-21T00:54:34Z2013-08-21T12:21:12ZPanta GruelHome in, not hone in.<p>Home in, not hone in.</p>Stew commented on 'Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019104dbbabf970c2013-08-20T22:04:11Z2013-08-21T12:21:12ZStewI had LYME disease, my wife, son and his girlfriend all got it. We spent over 45k to get cured....<p>I had LYME disease, my wife, son and his girlfriend all got it. We spent over 45k to get cured. The ONLY way to get diagnosed is to send your blood to iGenics Lab in CA.<br />
We finally all got cured by a VERY simple device in 14 days or less. A ultra violet light machine...and I am the most skeptical guy on the planet..BUT IT WORKED. None of us have any symptoms</p>x y commented on 'Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019104daeef2970c2013-08-20T17:50:59Z2013-08-20T20:00:09Zx yThank-you for running this issue. There have been so many people needlessly crippled by spirochetes and their co-infections. By in...<p>Thank-you for running this issue. There have been so many people needlessly crippled by spirochetes and their co-infections. By in large the civilian medical community is unwilling to treat much recognize the issue. It's really ironic. Medical medicine recognizes the problem. Private doctors and researchers recognize the problem. Veterinarians recognize the problem. Microbiologists recognize the problem. What's wrong with public medicine in North America?</p>Mark commented on 'Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef019104dae685970c2013-08-20T17:40:50Z2013-08-20T20:00:09ZMarkThe key with Lyme Disease is to get antibiotics into you as soon as the rash is noticed -- your...<p>The key with Lyme Disease is to get antibiotics into you as soon as the rash is noticed -- your chances of a positive outcome are much, much higher. If you wait until the secondary symptoms, you are likely in for a rough ride and it might turn into a chronic infection. Also -- it is important to remove the tick quickly and get it identified. If you can remove the tick in less than 24 hours, your chances of becoming infected are greatly reduced as well -- so if you in tick country, make sure to have a good look for a ticks that might have attached themselves to you and make sure to remove them properly (search google for that).</p>Darlene12@mac.com commented on 'Lyme disease – now infecting 300,000 Americans every year?'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341bf8f353ef0192aca43334970d2013-08-20T17:29:19Z2013-08-20T20:00:09ZDarlene12@mac.comGoogle Plum island and Animal Disease Centre.<p>Google Plum island and Animal Disease Centre.</p>