Lyme DiseaseAlex Daugherty and Savannah Maa

History ►►►►►►►►►►

• Early 1970’s• Rheumatoid Arthritis cases broke out in Lyme,

Connecticut• Most were among children• Researchers realized that since most of the

kids played outside in woodland areas they would research bugs

• Came across deer tick

it is a bacterial disease

Borrelia Burgdorferi

Spiral shaped bacteria

How do you get Lyme Disease?

• Transported by Deer Ticks• Caused by spiral-shaped bacteria called borrelia burgdorferi• can happen to anyone who spends a lot of

time outside

How do you know you have it?

• The 1st sign is a rash• Other symptoms include:FeverHeadacheFatiguePain in joints and muscles

Second Stage :Disseminated

• Painful swollen joints• Knees more than 90% • Came as fast as 24 hours• Stiff neck• Face can be paralyzedBells palsy

How can it be treated?

• You can take oral antibioticsIncluding……Amoxicillin (a form of pennicilin)Doxycycline (a form of tetracycline)

Who is looking to stop this disease?

• The Columbia University Medical Center • Center based on tick-borne diseases

http://www.columbia-lyme.org/

Spread from person to person…

• Evidence has proven that it cannot be spread from person to person

• If a person with Lyme disease donates blood, then there is a chance that the receiver may get the disease

• Lyme disease during pregnancy can’t effect the fetus

The Rash ►►►►►►►►►

• Called erythema migrans (or EM) • Which means “wandering redness”• Lighter in the center where the tick actually bit• Sometimes the rash is just solid red• 6-12 inches in diameter• The bacteria goes into your bloodstream• Can look like a bruise on darker skinned people• Doesn’t appear 30-40% of the time• Feels warm to touch

Works Cited

• http://img.webmd.com/dtmcms/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/media/medical/hw/h9991033.jpg picture on title slide of tick

• http://www.thirdage.com/files/cond/lyme-disease-rash.jpg rash picture on title slide

• http://www.niaid.nih.gov/topics/lymedisease/understanding/pages/intro.aspxm information on history

Continued…

• Coping with Lyme Disease by Karen Donnelly• http://www.medicalecology.org/diseases/lym

e/em.jpg second bacteria picture

• http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/transmission/ information on person to person

• Bells palsy picture http://img.tfd.com/mosby/thumbs/50018X-fx5.jpg