HOT TODAY: Warning that Lyme disease is still a serious threat even in cool weather … School principal’s “lost summer” blamed on undiagnosed Lyme … Federal expert shrugs, tells reporter, “It’s time to take a closer look at Lyme disease” – and we say, “Where have the feds been for the past 30 years?” … Morgellon’s and Lyme link to chemtrails and gov’t experiments? Conspiracy theorist says, “Yes” …PLUS: Read how U.S. medical and insurance system fails people with Lyme disease …
This is your Lyme Update for Monday, Oct. 1, 2007. Questions? Write to National Lyme Report Editor Derek Clontz.
He responds to every e-mail the same day you write.
Lyme still a threat in chilly fall weather, warn experts
SOLANCO NEWS – Most people know that Lyme disease travels via the deer tick. What many do not know is the disease is found in bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi that is found in the tick’s digestive system.
Because deer ticks thrive in warmer weather, says the American Lyme Disease Foundation, the longer the temperature stays above 30 F, the greater the risk for deer tick contact and Lyme disease. Full story: Lyme disease a cool-weather threat, too
School official lost summer to undiagnosed Lyme
About a week into July, a quarter-sized, bull’s-eye red bump surrounded by a bruise-like rash appeared on Erin Francescone’s lower back.
She was suffering severe pain in her joints. She decided she must have been bitten by an insect, “most likely a spider,” she said – but nothing could have been further from the truth … Full story: School principal sick for a month before the truth came out: She had Lyme
Federal expert says it’s time to take a closer look at Lyme disease – and we say, “Where have the feds been for the past 30 years?”
“The time is right to take a closer look,” said Dennis Dixon of The National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Some patient advocates would argue a closer look is long overdue. A new study shows cases have doubled since 1991 … Full story: Federal expert says it’s time to take a closer look at Lyme disease
Chemtrail and gov’t link to Morgellons and Lyme? Conspiracy theorist says, “Yes”
Since 2002 when the illness Morgellons syndrome was first brought to public attention, this strange phenomenon has been making its way across the Internet.
Many people have questioned whether or not the chemical trails being sprayed in our skies by way of the contrails left by jets have included Morgellons.
And if so, one must wonder if Morgellons, like so many other chronic illnesses that the American population suffers from (such as Lyme Disease), was not created as a biological or chemical weapon in which to gradually attack the immune systems of the people on this planet. Full story: Morgellons link to chemtrails proposed by conspiracy theorist
Read how U.S. health and medical establishment fails Lyme patients
WASHINGTON – Helene Jorgensen relaxes on a couch, stroking the dogs that flank her, and making the effort that is required to summon up memories from the 1990s when she moved here from Denmark to get her PhD in economics and later, to study wildlife conservation.
Walnut and Rufus are Jorgensen’s constant companions these days as she manages both a serious chronic illness and the ordeal of dealing with the American for-profit health system.
“I was in my mid-30s when I was starting to feel sick with asthma, continuous knee problems (for which she underwent surgery) and severe memory loss.
“In the spring of 2003, I went to a conference in Montana to present a paper on the economics of wolf management and … was bitten by a tick.”
After several days of near total incapacitation, she returned home where her doctor diagnosed the tick-borne infection Lyme disease and prescribed a 10-day course of tetracycline.
It didn’t help. Soon, she was suffering from fever, headaches and joint, pain and was referred to an infectious disease specialist who diagnosed chronic neurological Lyme disease — strongly suggesting previous exposures. Full story: How U.S. medical system fails Lyme patients
