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Is There A Genetic Connection With Lyme Disease?

The cases of Lyme disease in Australia have increased in the last few years. What’s more scary is the fact that most doctors find it really difficult to diagnose cases of Lyme disease in Australia. Recent studies have also found that Lyme disease can be genetic.

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Is There A Genetic Connection With Lyme Disease?

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  1. Is There A Genetic Connection With Lyme Disease? Dr. Peter Dobie

  2. Recently, a few researchers have discovered a genetic/hereditary factor that enhances the odds of individuals experiencing extreme joint pain or chronic arthritis. The bacterium that thrives in the body of ticks causes Lyme disease. Now, there a debate and discussion going on amongst doctors to establish the fact that whether Lyme is genetic or not. As of late, they have discovered a genetic/hereditary variable that increases the odds of individuals experiencing chronic arthritis. This can change the illness from a practically unnoticeable disease to a problem that may remain for a long time.

  3. This type of joint pain/arthritis affects only one person out of ten amongst whom the illness is untreated. Every one of them has an acquired factor, a segment on the surface of the white platelets. This chronic joint pain generally consists of similar antibiotics that cure joint pain in its early stage. However, these medications are ineffectual in the later stages. Amazingly, Scientists don't have information, whether patient's heart and different problem have connections to genetic elements.

  4. But, they strongly believe that in the long run, the genetic angle may open up new roads for Lyme disease treatment. For example, individuals who experience the ill effects of this illness may likewise get a thorough antibiotic treatment. This finding was one of the many researches done on an undeniably distressing d illness. These discoveries likewise add to one of the most stubborn issues that specialists confront with the Lyme disease, which is the failure to determine accurately that who suffers from the Lyme disease in Australia and who does not. The study is one among the many studies done on the increasingly annoying diseases.

  5. Fundamental Factors Of Lyme Disease: • As you now realise that, the primary driver of Lyme disease in Australiais a bacterium that escalates through small ticks. Many individuals who are bitten by the ticks build up a bull’s eye rash. A week or a few days later, there are high possibilities that they experience the ill effects of influenza or flu like symptoms, which might also incorporate fever, swollen lymph organs, headache and uneasiness. In some cases, for a large portion of them, the side effects are gentle and in other cases, there is no symptom by any means. Despite the fact that many people recoup completely, for others, the symptoms develop years later.

  6. As of late, researchers and specialists have reported these discoveries at various seminars on Lyme disease in Australia. Analysts are completing more studies on the nature and occurrence of the illness. Until that time, it is critical for individuals who experience the ill effects of Lyme disease to get an early treatment and go for preventive measures. The bottom line here is that the prevention and early detection are the best way to treat Lyme disease in Australia.

  7. Address: Pymble Grove Health Centre, 11/924 Pacific Highway, Gordon 2072, Sydney (Australia) Email: info@drpeterdobie.com Telephone: (02) 9418 1388 Fax: (02) 9418 1418 http://drpeterdobie.com/

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