fredag 2 december 2011

Borrelia / Lyme disease

Årligen drabbas ett stort antal människor av borrelia varav de flesta är barn. Min väninnas dotter blev ovetandes biten av en fästing och det tog mycket lång tid innan orsaken till flickans ansiktsförlamning fick en diagnos. Jag har många gånger undrat varför den svenska sjukvården behöver så lång tid för att hitta en så vanlig virusinfektion som denna. Är det så att vi har valt att köpa in billigare test? Har våra läkare bristande kunskaper i ämnet?
Har haft vänner med årens lopp som åkt över till Tyskland och testat sig efter resultatlösa blodprov här i Sverige. Tyskarna fann både Borrelia och TBE..... och det på väldigt kort tid.

Vad jag förstår så räcker det inte med en enda antibiotikakur, ibland inte ens med två. Det verkar som om de drabbade måste leva med ett antal procent av viruset i blodet. Det skall gå att bli av med viruset helt och hållet men för det krävs undersökande journalistik och varför inte börja i Tyskland där homeopatiska medel används och skrivs ut av de stora sjukhusen.

http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/21-lyme-disease-an-emerging-epidemic/

Lyme disease is one of the most political and controversial epidemics of our time. Lyme originates from a bacteria transmitted through the bite of a tick and can remain hidden – often being called the great imitator – mimicking other diseases such as Multiple Sclerosis, ALS, ADHD and other neurological conditions.  And it is growing – new cases of Lyme occur each year at a rate ten times higher then that of AIDS and the West Nile Virus combined.
Current Lyme treatment guidelines were developed by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (ISDA), a group associated with pharmaceutical, insurance and university interests that are profiting from the diagnostic criteria, vaccines and recommended treatments for Lyme. These guidelines, endorsed by the National Institute of Health and the CDC, define the treatment of Lyme as a two to four week course of antibiotic therapy.
Physician’s who believe Lyme is a more chronic condition needing long-term treatment, risk losing their medical license for treating patients outside IDSA guidelines. And insurance companies refuse to pay for longer treatments despite evidence that illustrates the chronic nature of the condition and the effectiveness of long-term therapies. This leaves thousands of Lyme patients suffering from a commercialized medical community that won’t acknowledge the chronic nature of their illness and the public uneducated about a growing epidemic.

Sources:

Statement of the National Non Profit Lyme Disease Association on the IDSA Guidelines Panel Decision, Lyme Disease Association, April 22, 2010.
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=616:idsa-guidelines-panel-decision-4-22-10&catid=7:conflict-report&Itemid=398

“MA Governor Signs Lyme Disease Doctor Protection Bill into Law.” Lyme Disease Association, June 30, 2010.
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=670:ma-governor-signs-lyme-disease-doctor-protection-bill-into-law-june-30-2010&catid=7:conflict-report&Itemid=398

HealthWatch: Bay Area Lyme Disease Patient Fights Insurer, CBS-San Francisco, Nov. 23, 2010. http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2010/11/23/healthwatch-bay-area-lyme-disease-patient-fights-insurer

“Reported Cases of Lyme Disease by Year.”  Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention. Posted: August 26, 2010.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_UpClimbLymeDis.htm

“Basic Information about Lyme Disease.” ILADS – International Lyme and Associated
Diseases Society. http://www.ilads.org/lyme_disease/about_lyme.html

“Under Our Skin,” Documentary, Andy Wilson, Director. Open Eye Productions, 2008.
http://www.underourskin.com/index.html

Student Researcher: Ashley Myers, San Francisco State University
Faculty Advisor: Kenn Burrows, San Francisco State University

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