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is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia. Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato is the main cause of Lyme disease in the United States, whereas Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii cause most European cases. The disease is named after the town of Lyme, Connecticut, USA, where a number of cases were identified in 1975. Although Allen Steere realized in 1978 that Lyme disease was a tick-borne disease, the cause of the disease remained a mystery until 1982, when B. burgdorferi was identified by Willy Burgdorfer.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. Borrelia is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks belonging to a few species of the genus Ixodes ("hard ticks"). Early symptoms may include fever, headache, fatigue, depression, and a characteristic circular skin rash called erythema migrans. Left untreated, later symptoms may involve the joints, heart, and central nervous system. In most cases, the infection and its symptoms are eliminated by antibiotics, especially if the illness is treated early. Delayed or inadequate treatment can lead to the more serious symptoms, which can be disabling and difficult to treat. Occasionally, symptoms persist after the infection has been treated with antibiotics, prompting suggestions that Borrelia causes autoimmunity.
Video o americkém lékaři co jako jediný léčí Boreliózu. Minimálně se v ČR nepopírá existence chronické boreliozy. V USA probíhá aktivní hon na čarodějnice ve snaze zbavit se všech "pokoutných" doktorů, kteří si dovolí boreliózu léčit. Přikládám několikaminutový dokument o snad jediném pediatrovi v USA, který boreliózu léčí, a ke kterému létají pacienti ze všech koutů Ameriky. Zkušený pan doktor, který zachránil život víc než 9000 dětem, je za své činy souzen.
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Correct Method of Tick Removal, Borreliosis and Associated Diseases Awareness UK Website.
EUCALB - European Union Concerted Action on Lyme Borreliosis; A pan-European information site supported by an advisory board comprising an expert group of physicians and biologists from across Europe.
