Tag: Lyme Treatment

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Can Exposure To Mold Disrupt Lyme Treatment?

Angelica Bottaro

Treatment of Lyme disease can be an uphill battle. This is largely due to the fact that when the Lyme-causing Borrelia bacteria infiltrates the body, it can lay dormant and remain untouched by antibiotics, lying in wait to wreak havoc at a later date. This can hinder treatment, even if it is sought early.

Mold exposure is another dangerous condition, though of a different type to Lyme disease. Generally speaking, mold exposure affects people differently and with varying degrees of severity. But what happens when someone with Lyme disease comes in contact with mold? Can exposure to mold disrupt Lyme treatment, and if so, how?

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Lyme Treatment And Candidiasis: The Link, Symptoms And Management

Angelica Bottaro

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that can become a chronic health issue if left untreated. During the early stages of the disease, symptoms can be mild and are flu-like in nature. Early symptoms include muscle aches, headaches, and a bullseye-like rash at the site of the tick bite. Due to the fact that the disease does mimic the flu, it can be hard to diagnose – and if left untreated, Lyme disease can wreak havoc on the body.

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Is Doxycycline Or Amoxicillin Better For Treating Lyme Disease?

Angelica Bottaro

Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the family of Borrelia bacteria. When an infected tick transfers the disease via bite to a living host, the bacteria makes its way through the body to organs and tissues and wreaks havoc on the nervous system and proper function of the heart, brain, muscles, and joints.

The early symptoms of Lyme present themselves as flu-like and include headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and a bullseye rash at the site of the bite. As the disease progresses, the symptoms become more severe and can include cardiac issues such as arrythmia, lowered cognitive function, chronic fatigue, and pain in the joints and muscles. There is only one treatment available for ridding the body of the Borrelia bacteria, and that’s antibiotics.

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