Lyme Disease Is on the Rise Again

Post by mrfusion » Mon, May 07, 2018, 4:31 PM UTC

stevehawk wrote: post #22

Just FYI - when I lived in Northern Virginia I discovered that in my area the main transmission method of Lyme disease was actually mice. So make sure if you find them in your house that you do something about it. Also be careful when you remove via tweezers. If you squeeze their body you're likely to cause them to regurgitate into you which almost guarantees an infection. I use a tick removal tool (actually used it…

Post by mrfusion » Mon, May 07, 2018, 4:37 PM UTC

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Strangely enough you can get your dog vaccinated but not yourself. >As of December 2016, a Phase I clinical trial was announced for a new candidate vaccine developed by the French company Valneva. The vaccine is similar to the SmithKlineBeecham product, but the vaccine is multivalent, targeting six Borrelia OspA serotypes. The trial will test vaccine safety, and a later Phase II trial will test efficacy.[xi] Baxter,…

Safety standards for animals are lower.

Post by sithadmin » Mon, May 07, 2018, 4:39 PM UTC

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I recommend to have one of these on you at all times while you're hiking https://www.amazon.com/Life-Systems-34020-Lifesystem-Remover...

> Credit card sized ... > $11.98 shipping is it wrapped in silk and gold leaf?.

Post by baud147258 » Mon, May 07, 2018, 4:40 PM UTC

stevehawk wrote: post #22

Just FYI - when I lived in Northern Virginia I discovered that in my area the main transmission method of Lyme disease was actually mice. So make sure if you find them in your house that you do something about it. Also be careful when you remove via tweezers. If you squeeze their body you're likely to cause them to regurgitate into you which almost guarantees an infection. I use a tick removal tool (actually used it…

Post by mobilefriendly » Mon, May 07, 2018, 4:41 PM UTC

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LYMErix suffered from actual or imagined side-effects that led to lawsuits, which were a factor in GSK discontinuing it. From https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2870557/ "Spawned by the press coverage of vaccine risks and the ongoing litigation, vaccine sales fell off dramatically in 2001. " there's at least one new vaccine in development http://www.valneva.com/en/rd/vla15

Aside from the rare negative effects, the major issues with it were the efficacy of around 80% and that it interfered with Lyme tests. (All of the people that took the vaccine test positive for Lyme Disease.) This uncertainty made it challenging to know the cause of future illness.