Watch those deer ticks...
07-13-2011, 05:47 AM
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Boone & Crockett
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Watch those deer ticks...
Especially if you're hunting in NY...
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/...12700/1?csp=hf
Another tick-borne illness is on the rise in various parts of the country, and this one can kill.
Known as babesiosis, the disease is caused by a microscopic parasite that attacks blood cells, causing flu-like symptoms that can make it difficult to accurately diagnose. Like Lyme disease, which is caused by bacteria, babesia microti parasites are carried by deer ticks.
First documented in Massachusetts in 1969, the once-obscure babesiosis has surfaced as a significant public health threat in parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest over the last several years. A recent study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed that between 2001 and 2008 cases climbed from six to 119 in New York's Lower Hudson Valley -- a 20-fold regional increase.
Known as babesiosis, the disease is caused by a microscopic parasite that attacks blood cells, causing flu-like symptoms that can make it difficult to accurately diagnose. Like Lyme disease, which is caused by bacteria, babesia microti parasites are carried by deer ticks.
First documented in Massachusetts in 1969, the once-obscure babesiosis has surfaced as a significant public health threat in parts of the Northeast and Upper Midwest over the last several years. A recent study in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, revealed that between 2001 and 2008 cases climbed from six to 119 in New York's Lower Hudson Valley -- a 20-fold regional increase.
http://yourlife.usatoday.com/health/...12700/1?csp=hf
07-14-2011, 10:04 AM
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Northern WI
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Thanks for the head's up. Does this disease leave a tell-tale bull's eye like Lymes?
Lyme's disease, if left untreated, can be very disabling! Memory loss comparable to dementia, pain, anxiety, and more as listed at http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html I know a person that went through all this. Even though she is now living somewhat normally (getting almost daily treatment) after years of a living hell, she stated that her life will probably be shortened significantly due to all the damage done.
Lyme's disease, if left untreated, can be very disabling! Memory loss comparable to dementia, pain, anxiety, and more as listed at http://www.canlyme.com/patsymptoms.html I know a person that went through all this. Even though she is now living somewhat normally (getting almost daily treatment) after years of a living hell, she stated that her life will probably be shortened significantly due to all the damage done.
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07-17-2011, 03:32 PM
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Fork Horn
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I also have Lyme disease too. I found that there are so many different symptoms, and it affects everyone in different ways that doctors always have a hard time figuring out what is wrong with you. Most Lyme patients see an averge of 6 different doctors before getting an accurate diagnosis.
When i asked my specialist for a Lyme test he told me that my symptoms wouldn't be Lyme Disease. He had to eat crow when 4 days later he called me up and told me i was right, it was Lyme Disease.
Most doctors don't know how to treat it correctly either. They think 2 weeks of antibiotics will get rid of it. It takes much longer treatment times, and only if caught early.
When i asked my specialist for a Lyme test he told me that my symptoms wouldn't be Lyme Disease. He had to eat crow when 4 days later he called me up and told me i was right, it was Lyme Disease.
Most doctors don't know how to treat it correctly either. They think 2 weeks of antibiotics will get rid of it. It takes much longer treatment times, and only if caught early.
07-18-2011, 02:28 AM
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Typical Buck
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Location: Pennsylvania
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Originally Posted by Iowabucks44
I also have Lyme disease too. I found that there are so many different symptoms, and it affects everyone in different ways that doctors always have a hard time figuring out what is wrong with you. Most Lyme patients see an averge of 6 different doctors before getting an accurate diagnosis.
When i asked my specialist for a Lyme test he told me that my symptoms wouldn't be Lyme Disease. He had to eat crow when 4 days later he called me up and told me i was right, it was Lyme Disease.
Most doctors don't know how to treat it correctly either. They think 2 weeks of antibiotics will get rid of it. It takes much longer treatment times, and only if caught early.
When i asked my specialist for a Lyme test he told me that my symptoms wouldn't be Lyme Disease. He had to eat crow when 4 days later he called me up and told me i was right, it was Lyme Disease.
Most doctors don't know how to treat it correctly either. They think 2 weeks of antibiotics will get rid of it. It takes much longer treatment times, and only if caught early.
07-18-2011, 10:32 PM
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Fork Horn
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Muscatine Iowa
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Originally Posted by huntingkidPA
we even took my mom to a so called lyme disease specialist on long island new york. he didnt do to much to help
I never did find one that made me feel better so i stopped going after about the 4th one. Too far of a drive and too expensive. He did have alot of people that said his tactics work. Just not for me. Regular MD's consider doctors like that quacks and sometimes do whatever they can to get them shut down.
I think i had it for 12 years before going to him. Thats how long i had my very bad head and neck pain. I had some years that were worse than others. It may be in remission now because i haven't had any of those symptoms for quite a few years. Thank god. Alot of pepole are wheelchair ridden for the rest of their lives or die on the spot from heart problems. It affects everyone differently.
