#tickborne

[ahedderick]

Tickborne

I recently got an email from a family member who was looking for info and/or doctor recommendations for lyme disease, because of my son's battle with lyme.

Which made me take a deep, deep breath (I'm frustrated about a lot of things, today, and I don't want to unload on him) and write out a small essay about tickborne illnesses. IlnessES. PLURAL! My son didn't have lyme, he had babesia (also spelled babesiosis.)

I have posted here before, but it bears repeating. There are quite a few tickborne diseases. Anyone who has gotten a tick bite or is frequently outside and at risk for getting bitten should:

Read the CDC website to find what diseases may be in your area of the US (I don't personally have info for other areas of the world)

and check out the various symptoms of those diseases BEFORE even asking a Dr because

Many doctors don't even know this stuff, and you may very much need to do some research on your own before asking for a diagnosis.

About Ticks and Tickborne Disease

General information on diseases spread by ticks and signs and symptoms of tickborne disease.

[mermaidmischief]

This is why I need you...cause you make the darkness less dark / you make the edges less sharp / you make the winter feel warmer / and you make my weakness less weak / you make the bottom less deep / you make the waiting feel shorter / you make my crazy feel normal, every time / you are the who / love is the what / and this is the why 💚

-Jesse Rueben

[ahedderick]

Ticks

   One more little graphic on the subject of ticks - this is not every disease, but it’s a better than nothing.

https://www.cdc.gov/ticks/tickbornediseases/overview.html

[ahedderick]

Tickborne illness

  I’ve mentioned chronic tickborne illness a couple of times here, and I’m going to do it again. My son has been fighting babesia for as long as five years, and because it was not diagnosed or treated in a timely manner*, it has gone chronic and become much harder to treat. We found a specialist near Baltimore who is very aggressive in her treatment, and that is a welcome change. Just two weeks ago he was started on yet another type of antibiotic. However, this illness has virtually stolen his entire teens. Affected his education, sports, and social life. It’s been miserable for him. And it could have been addressed much, much better. So, if you’re an outdoors person who is at risk for being bitten by ticks, please, please know the signs of the various diseases NOT JUST LYME and know how to advocate for yourself if you get bitten and end up sick.

   I screenshotted this info from the cdc webpage, and I’m sure there is a lot more info available out there for the different regions of the US.

* thanks to pediatricians who did Not Listen To Me when I told them about his lengthy, recurring fevers.

[justherbsscotland]

How has Global Warming Contributed to the Increase in Tickborne Infections?

The incidence of tick-borne infections is increasing across the world, particularly in Europe. The booming tick population has largely been attributed to the change in climatic conditions brought about primarily due to global warming. Here is an analysis of how global warming has contributed to an increase in the incidence of tick-borne infections.

[antique-mind-world]

A New tick borne virus in China

"A New tick borne virus in China" यह बात सच है कि चीन में फिर से एक और नए वायरस के मामले सामने आए हैं। यह बीमारी एक टिक नाम के कीड़े के काटने से फैलती है।  इस वायरस को STFS वायरस के नाम से भी जानते हैं। इसे buniya virus नाम की श्रेणी में रखा गया हैं। मीडिया रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक अभी तक इस वायरस के द्वारा कई लोगों के मारे जाने कि खबर हैं। हालाँकि यह कोरोना वायरस की तरह नया नहीं हैं। 2011 में ही चीन के द्वारा इस वायरस के पैथोजन(pathogen) को पृथक कर लिया गया था। pathogen- इसका मतलब है रोगजनक, जिससे कई तरह की बीमारियों का जन्म होता है। इसमें विषाणु, जीवाणु, कवक, परजीवी सभी आते है Symptoms इसमें पीड़ित व्यक्ति को बुखार और खांसी होती है। व्यक्ति के शरीर में Thrombocytopenia Syndrome से leukocyte यानि ब्लड प्लेटलेट्स कम होने लगाती है। जो व्यक्ति कि मृत्यु का कारण बनती है। इस syndrome को SFTSV(severe fever with Thrombocytopenia Syndrome virus) भी कहते है। वायरस पर चीन की स्थिति समाचार रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक शुरुआती समय में इसके संक्रमण के अधिक मामले सामने आए और उनमे मृत्यु दर के मामले अधिक थे। किन्तु अब स्थिति में सुधार है। जेझियांग यूनिवर्सिटी के डॉक्टर शेंग जिफांग का मानना है कि टिक बोर्न वायरस एक मरीज के म्यूकस या खून के जरिये दूसरे व्यक्ति में फैलता है। उनके मुताबिक इस वायरस का कोरोना काल में आना काफी खतरनाक हो सकता है। इस वायरस को चीन के अलावा अन्य देशो में भी देखा गया है। जैसे मध्य एशिया और यूरोप के देश। विषाणु जनित रोगो का प्रभाव हाल फ़िलहाल के वर्षो में दुनिया में एक से एक खतरनाक वायरस सामने आए है। जिसकी वजह से सभी देशो को उस वायरस से होने वाले रोगो से लड़ना पड़ा है और जब भी Read the full article