Borellia burgdoferBorellia burgdofer -Lyme -Lyme DiseaseDisease

Carlie WhitingCarlie Whiting

Lyme DiseaseLyme Disease

•What Is lyme Disease?What Is lyme Disease?

•Signs and SymptomsSigns and Symptoms

•StagesStages

•DiagnosisDiagnosis

•TreatmentTreatment

•PreventionPrevention

What is Lyme’s Disease?What is Lyme’s Disease?

• Lyme Disease is an inflammatory disease Lyme Disease is an inflammatory disease caused by Borelli burgdorfer. caused by Borelli burgdorfer. Borellia is a loosely coiled spirochete. Borellia is a loosely coiled spirochete.

• It is contracted through tick bites and is It is contracted through tick bites and is difficult to diagnose. difficult to diagnose.

• It can take 2 days to 2 weeks to It can take 2 days to 2 weeks to diagnose. diagnose.

What is Lyme Disease?What is Lyme Disease?

• It is the most common vector-borne It is the most common vector-borne infection in the U.S. infection in the U.S.

• The vector is the Ixodid tick, which has The vector is the Ixodid tick, which has the ability to “hitchhike” on the host the ability to “hitchhike” on the host (humans). (humans).

• The tick will attach and begin to fill with The tick will attach and begin to fill with blood, becoming more than 100x its blood, becoming more than 100x its orginial size and infecting the human. orginial size and infecting the human.

Deer TickDeer Tick

Signs and SymptomsSigns and Symptoms

• Rash at the site of the biteRash at the site of the bite• Flu Like Symptoms: fever, headache, Flu Like Symptoms: fever, headache,

muscle pain and dizzinessmuscle pain and dizziness

• After a couple days or weeks, a rash will spread like a After a couple days or weeks, a rash will spread like a bullseye. Clear center, outer red bands are raised.bullseye. Clear center, outer red bands are raised.

RashRash

Stage 1-3Stage 1-3

• Stage 1- rash (20% lack), migraines, Stage 1- rash (20% lack), migraines, flu like symptoms flu like symptoms

• Stage 2- Stage 1 symptoms begin to Stage 2- Stage 1 symptoms begin to get worse, rash gets bigger get worse, rash gets bigger

• Stage 3-heart and nervous system problems Stage 3-heart and nervous system problems (memory loss, facial palsy, joint inflammation) (memory loss, facial palsy, joint inflammation)

DiagnosisDiagnosis

• The ELISA test- tests for the presence of antibodies The ELISA test- tests for the presence of antibodies

• If the ELISA test comes back positive, If the ELISA test comes back positive, than the Western Blot is used to confirm than the Western Blot is used to confirm that the disease is Lyme Disease. that the disease is Lyme Disease.

• The red ring rash is an easier diagnosis, The red ring rash is an easier diagnosis, but as stated before it can take a long but as stated before it can take a long time for it to appear. time for it to appear.

TreatmentTreatment

• Antibiotics: doxycycline, amoxicillin, Antibiotics: doxycycline, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone and penicillinceftriaxone and penicillin

• If there is a late diagnosis (2nd or 3rd If there is a late diagnosis (2nd or 3rd stage), antibiotics need to taken for 4 stage), antibiotics need to taken for 4 weeks and even longer if severe weeks and even longer if severe arthritis occurred. arthritis occurred.

PreventionPrevention

Long pantsLong pants

Closed toed shoesClosed toed shoes

Long sleeve Long sleeve shirt/jacketshirt/jacket

A good friend :)A good friend :)

Works CitedWorks Cited

• https://health.google.com/health/ref/https://health.google.com/health/ref/Lyme+disease+-+chronic+persistentLyme+disease+-+chronic+persistent

• MicrobiologyMicrobiology. Cowan and Talaro, 2006. . Cowan and Talaro, 2006. Pg 620-621. Pg 620-621.