Protect Your Kids….. Lyme Disease Awareness Photos

May 6, 2012   //   by nadine   //   LYME DISEASE AWARENESS PHOTO PROJECT  //  4 Comments

Day 5 : Lyme Disease Awareness Photos

MYTH : The only time you will need antibiotics is when you develop a bulls-eye rash.

This statement is FALSE!

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Actually a little less than 70% of people who have Lyme Disease ever saw the bulls-eye rash, 50% have no history of tick attachment, making Lyme disease trick to diagnose.  Did you know that 25% of Lyme patients are children? Be sure to learn the fact to help protect your children.

Here are a list of what symptoms to look for in your child if you suspect Lyme Disease:
(According to lymedisease.org)

    • severe fatigue unrelieved by rest
    • insomnia
    • headaches
    • nausea, abdominal pain
    • impaired concentration
    • poor short-term memory
    • inability to sustain attention
    • difficulty thinking and expressing thoughts
    • difficulty reading and writing
    • being overwhelmed by schoolwork
    • difficulty making decisions
    • confusion
    • uncharacteristic behavior
    • outbursts and mood swings
    • fevers/chills
    • joint pain
    • dizziness
    • noise and light sensitivity

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For more information about Children and Lyme Disease visit: www.lymedisease.org/resources/children.html

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4 Comments

  • Samantha May 6, 2012 at 1:37 am

    Great article! Very informative!

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    • Caio July 3, 2012 at 5:36 pm

      also, less than half of lyme patients ever see a beyslule rash. if you do see a rash, that in itself is diagnostically indicative of lyme infection; but you can be infected without ever seeing a rash of any kind.

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  • Mukesh July 3, 2012 at 12:49 am

    I have Lyme disease & am an actvie member of a Lyme organization. Over the past several years, I have spoken to many people with Lyme disease. For those that did develop the bulls-eye rash, they claim the rash resulted after a mosquito, gnat, or yellow fly bite. TICKS ARE NOT THE ONLY TRANSMITTER OF LYME DISEASE ! Borellia burgdorferi aka Lyme bacteria, is a spirochete form of bacteria. It’s in the same family as the bacteria that causes Syphilis. Lyme disease CAN also be sexually transmitted.

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