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New Lyme strain
FYI, I thought I would post that there is a new strain of Lyme see link: I don't know if anyone has heard of it?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/846337?nlid=82464_2244&src=wnl_edit_medp_infd&uac=51973DT&spon=3
It produces symptoms initially of fever, myalgia, influenza-like illness, headache, or rash. So it is an additional bacteria to look for when testing for Borrelia burgdorferi (cause of Lyme). It causes symptoms that can be more severe than Lyme.
It is another Borrelia called: B miyamotoi
If interested please read the article.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me or anyone on here.
thanks
mkh9
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/846337?nlid=82464_2244&src=wnl_edit_medp_infd&uac=51973DT&spon=3
It produces symptoms initially of fever, myalgia, influenza-like illness, headache, or rash. So it is an additional bacteria to look for when testing for Borrelia burgdorferi (cause of Lyme). It causes symptoms that can be more severe than Lyme.
It is another Borrelia called: B miyamotoi
If interested please read the article.
If you have any questions feel free to contact me or anyone on here.
thanks
mkh9
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FYI, yes I know it is hard to get any of the doctors to believe in chronic lyme. But any way the article said that IMUGEN, was a commercial laboratory that performs specialized testing of clinical specimens for tick-borne diseases. So this one is different that the Igenex that we usually talk about. I thought it was interesting though since it has very bad symptoms and is spreading through out the U.S.
mkh9
mkh9
We can't even get our doctors to pay attention to one strain of Lyme, never mind more than one. It's like Bartonella, the only way to get tested for all strains is at Galaxy labs. I was talking online to the CEO of Galaxy and was blown away by all the strains out there and how little we really know!
Thanks for asking. I am doing well. Going to gym with a master trainer so I hopefully don't get re-injured. Making slow progress. Hope you are well too.
mkh9
mkh9
How have you been doing over all? You and I have both been wandering in here for quite a while. Hope you're making progress! J
Yes I thought it would be interesting to you. I noticed in the article that it is increasing throughout the states as well. Thanks for your comment. It is true the doctors hardly look at your chart much less send your results if they are not the same system. So it is up to the person to ask for all of their results.
take care,
mkh9
take care,
mkh9
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Not all docs stay up to speed on these new ailments, so can't hurt to ask if the doc comes back with negative test results and says 'no Lyme' because the tests say so. As in "Dr, what strains of Lyme was I tested for?"
... and ALWAYS get full copies of all test results before leaving the office. Tests stuck in a patient's folder that seem uninteresting to one doc can tell a whole different story to different doc, and if you wait till you change docs, the clerk who is told to photocopy your file and send you the copies may copy only the results that looked interesting to the old doc. Result: if B.miyamotoi doesn't look interesting to Doc A, the test results may not make it into the envelope sent to Doc B.
We the patients pay for the tests -- and have a right to a copy.
Thx again, mkh!