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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_12085_22790042.1215549210352 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hi, Lyme disease is one of those things that seems to cause more morbidity through worry and panic than through contracting the actual disease. What is contained in the info. sheet mentioned by Andrew is appropriate, particularly the fact that it takes 24-48 hours for an embedded tick to transmit the organism. Ticks that are still crawling around, or only embedded for a few hours, don't. Even if the criteria for possible disease transmission are met, then a single dose of doxycycline is prophylactic in 95% of cases. If that is missed, or you're the unlucky 5%, then a 2 week course of simple antibiotics is curative in 95% of cases. In this case, treatment prevents progression to later phases of the disease. However, it may not decrease the duration or severity of the nonspecific features of early disease. Multiplying together the probabilities, therefore, the chances of developing debilitating or chronic Lyme Disease from a properly managed tick bite are extremely small. However, because the consequences of untreated chronic Lyme disease can be serious, it's important to follow the guidelines and properly manage the situation. Richard On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:01 PM, Andrew Hebda <HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca> wrote: > > If you have had a bite from a tick, you should collect the tick and submit > it to the nearest office of DNR or to the NSM. You should also check with > your family physician. > > There is an info sheet provided by the NS Dept of Health Promotion > http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/ocmoh/Lyme%202006%20fact%20sheet.pdf > > There are three phases of diagnostic symptoms. > > A characteristic Bulls-eye rash in 5-10 (+/-)days post bite. > Sero-conversion (antibodies showing up) at about 5-6 weeks > Syndrome symptoms several months after that. > > These are outlined in the info sheet. > > If you are not sure/// contact your physician. > > Andrew > > A Hebda > Nova Scotia Museum > > > -- ################# Dr.Richard Stern, 70 Exhibition St. Kentville, NS, Canada B4N 4K9 Richard Stern, 317 Middle Dyke Rd. Port Williams, NS, Canada B0P 1T0 rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca rbstern@xcountry.tv sternrichard@gmail.com ################### ------=_Part_12085_22790042.1215549210352 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Hi,<br><br>Lyme disease is one of those things that seems to cause more mor= bidity through worry and panic than through contracting the actual disease.= What is contained in the info. sheet mentioned by Andrew is appropriate, p= articularly the fact that it takes 24-48 hours for an embedded tick to tran= smit the organism. Ticks that are still crawling around, or only embedded f= or a few hours, don't. Even if the criteria for possible disease transm= ission are met, then a single dose of doxycycline is prophylactic in 95% of= cases. If that is missed, or you're the unlucky 5%, then a 2 week cour= se of simple antibiotics is curative in 95% of cases. In this case, treatme= nt prevents progression to later phases of the disease. However, it may not= decrease the duration or severity of the nonspecific features of early dis= ease. Multiplying together the probabilities, therefore, the chances of dev= eloping debilitating or chronic Lyme Disease from a properly managed tick b= ite are extremely small. However, because the consequences of untreated chr= onic Lyme disease can be serious, it's important to follow the guidelin= es and properly manage the situation.<br> <br>Richard<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 5:01 P= M, Andrew Hebda <<a href=3D"mailto:HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca">HEBDAAJ@gov.ns.ca<= /a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"border-left: 1= px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"= > <br> If you have had a bite from a tick, you should collect the tick and submit = it to the nearest office of DNR or to the NSM. You should also check = with your family physician.<br> <br> There is an info sheet provided by the NS Dept of Health Promotion <a href= =3D"http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/ocmoh/Lyme%202006%20fact%20sheet.pdf" target= =3D"_blank">http://www.gov.ns.ca/hpp/ocmoh/Lyme%202006%20fact%20sheet.pdf</= a><br> <br> There are three phases of diagnostic symptoms.<br> <br> A characteristic Bulls-eye rash in 5-10 (+/-)days post bite.<br> Sero-conversion (antibodies showing up) at about 5-6 weeks<br> Syndrome symptoms several months after that.<br> <br> These are outlined in the info sheet.<br> <br> If you are not sure/// contact your physician.<br> <br> Andrew<br> <br> A Hebda<br> Nova Scotia Museum<br> <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><br>-- <br>#################<br>Dr= .Richard Stern, <br>70 Exhibition St.<br>Kentville, NS, Canada<br>B4N 4K9<b= r><br>Richard Stern, <br>317 Middle Dyke Rd.<br>Port Williams, NS, Canada<b= r> B0P 1T0<br><br><a href=3D"mailto:rbstern@ns.sympatico.ca">rbstern@ns.sympat= ico.ca</a><br><a href=3D"mailto:rbstern@xcountry.tv">rbstern@xcountry.tv</a= ><br>sternrichard@gmail.com<b= r> ################### ------=_Part_12085_22790042.1215549210352--
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