More coming soon, however, for now I suggest you check out the "Lyme 101" page on the CALDA website:
http://www.lymedisease.org/lyme101/ticks/about_ticks.html
A little about the tick:
Very small. About the size of the head of a pin. Or if you took a black ball-point pen and dotted yourself with it. That is how tiny it is. Very easy to miss. If you do notice this tiny tick, remove it, save it, and and get it tested right away. This is a good way to help you get a confirmed diagnosis and better treatment.
About the disease:
From the Lyme Bites blog:
"According to the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Lyme disease is the fastest-growing infectious disease in the US, with more than 20,000 new cases reported each year. The CDC estimates, however, that only one in ten cases is reported, which means that there could be at least 200,000 new cases each year, and perhaps even many more than that.
Lyme disease can be treated successfully with antibiotics when - and if - it is caught early, while the Lyme spirochetes are still in the patient’s bloodstream and can be reached by antibiotics. If the disease goes undiagnosed, the spirochetes, (which are related to those that cause syphilis), can infiltrate the non-blood areas of the body, such as the nervous system, brain, heart, joints, and cartilage. The disease then becomes a multi-symptom, multi-system illness that wreaks havoc upon nearly all of the patient’s tissues and organs."
