Lyme Disease Outbreak By Patricia Kelley. ◊Where? Old Lyme, Connecticut.
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Lyme Disease OutbreakLyme Disease Outbreak
By Patricia KelleyBy Patricia Kelley
◊ Where? Old Lyme, Connecticut◊ Where? Old Lyme, Connecticut
How?How?
◊ * In a one year period, fifty-one people were experiencing uncommon juvenile rheumatoid arthritus symptoms which include; swollen or stiff joints, rashes and high fever.
◊ * By 1977, scientists linked to the Icodes scapularis (black-legged or deer) tick as the transmitter of the disease and by 1982, the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, was discovered as the culprit.
◊ * In a one year period, fifty-one people were experiencing uncommon juvenile rheumatoid arthritus symptoms which include; swollen or stiff joints, rashes and high fever.
◊ * By 1977, scientists linked to the Icodes scapularis (black-legged or deer) tick as the transmitter of the disease and by 1982, the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, was discovered as the culprit.
How?How?
◊ Causes◊ * Environmental changes in the
Connecticut area are blamed for the advanced spread of Lyme Disease.
◊ o As Connecticut more industrialized, old agricultural farms were turned into new forests and a new habitat for deer.
◊ + Also, as the population in Connecticut increased, so did the human to deer contact.
◊ *Ticks can also move from pets to people*
◊ Causes◊ * Environmental changes in the
Connecticut area are blamed for the advanced spread of Lyme Disease.
◊ o As Connecticut more industrialized, old agricultural farms were turned into new forests and a new habitat for deer.
◊ + Also, as the population in Connecticut increased, so did the human to deer contact.
◊ *Ticks can also move from pets to people*
Treatments?Treatments?
◊ * Federal funding for Lyme disease research began in 1991, and by 1997 a vaccine became available. Though by 2001, the vaccine was taken off the market
◊ * Symptoms can be eliminated with antibiotics, but only if the disease is caught early.
◊ * Federal funding for Lyme disease research began in 1991, and by 1997 a vaccine became available. Though by 2001, the vaccine was taken off the market
◊ * Symptoms can be eliminated with antibiotics, but only if the disease is caught early.
Untreated Lyme Disease…Untreated Lyme Disease…
◊ o If the disease is left untreated, it results in a multitude of problems such as neurological disorders (twitching) and neuropsychiatric disturbances (memory loss, mood sings, sleeping problems)
◊ * The late-stage Lyme disease is often called the "great imitator" because it is has so many multi-faceted symptoms that it is commonly misdiagnosed as Multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, rhematoid arthritus and other autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases.
◊ o If the disease is left untreated, it results in a multitude of problems such as neurological disorders (twitching) and neuropsychiatric disturbances (memory loss, mood sings, sleeping problems)
◊ * The late-stage Lyme disease is often called the "great imitator" because it is has so many multi-faceted symptoms that it is commonly misdiagnosed as Multiple sclerosis, chronic fatigue syndrome, rhematoid arthritus and other autoimmune and neurodegenerative diseases.