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Tick Removal

• Do not burn or use

any substance on tick

• Do not grasp, squeeze

or twist body of tick

• Grasp tick close to

skin with tweezers

• Pull tick straight out

• Use antiseptic on skin

• Disinfect hands

thoroughly

Treating Lyme is n< straight forward. Drug tyjx are not the overriding problem antibiotics doxycyline amoxicillin are recommend for the majority of patients - b rather how long a course treatment should last If tie; ed too short a duration, thjj patient may require anothr course later. If too long, patient may grow allergic to drug or lower his tolerance these medicines. And if treated at the wrong time of infection the drugs do no good at aQ.

Another problem lies wit! the rampant litigation in today! society# Some doctors over-prs scribe for Lyme, along witj other diseases, just to be on sal side. But this strategy may leai to more antibiotic-resistant ba« teria - and greater infection i humans. j

Lyme vaccine research | currently underway. While on Lyme vaccine was pulled off tl|j market due to “insufficieij demand," per the CDC, Brooi haven National Laboratory engineered proteins whi "should trigger a ‘one-twi punch’ immune response mod capable of fending off the bac terium," explained researchej John Dunn.

hi the interim to a viablj vaccine, citizens need to gej smarter on self-inspection faj ticks and self-detection of symp toms. If you suspect you hav( Lyme disease, go to your doctor! office well informed by a reliabl source such as the CDC or LDi websites. Thoroughly discus! Lyme with your physiciaE make sure they carry out CDt testing guidelines, and revisj your doctor if symptoms persist "When in doubt, see your d tor,” scud Novak.

As many Virginia are finding out the hard Lyme is easy to contract, sometimes difficult to Simple awareness of the pro! lem is one interim solution ^ dealing with, as Novak assert^ this “terrible little organism " |;

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• Lyme Disease

Association

www. LymeDisease .

Assodation.org

• Centers for Disease

Control and Prevention

www.CDC.gov

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