Bacteria Lyme Disease

Ben Said:

How does the Lyme's Disease Bacteria infect cells?

We Answered:

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Grace Said:

is this true or false? Lyme disease is caused by bacteria.?

We Answered:

Lyme disease is a bacterial inflammatory disease spread by tick bites. The actual bacterium is called Borrelia burgdorferi. Hope I helped :)

Kristina Said:

What would be found if antibodies from people not infected with Lyme disease were exposed to Lyme bacteria?

We Answered:

I don't think you really know what antibodies are and how they occur. When a foreign organism - and we can use the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, that causes Lyme - enters the body, this bacteria has a protein on its surface. This protein is called an antigen. Let's assume this is the first time this body has ever encountered the spirochete.

The body recognizes the protein (antigen) as foreign. Lymphocytes, one type of white blood cell, produce antibodies, a type of immunglobulin, another protein. These antibodies are specific to the antigens that triggered their production in the first place.

Antibodies work in various ways. Some bind to the antigen, the protein on the bacterial surface and start a chain reaction that ultimately causes harm to the bacteria or protects the host body. Other antibodies bind to white cells and activate their individual functions as part of the immune response.

So, to answer your first question (go back and read it again), nothing. Whatever antibodies you used would not have been produced specifically for the antigen on the spirochete bacteria. Without infection, no antigen-specific antibodies. Understand?

To answer your second question, you have only to read my explanation of antibodies and antigens.

Gordon Said:

Can Lyme disease be spread through anything besides ticks?

We Answered:

Yes (maybe), though the deer tick is its primary vector there have been reports that the bacteria which causes the disease has been found in fleas and horseflies, however this is fairly rare and still being debated.

As for your mouse example, they bite would have to allow them to exchange unlikely large quantities of bloods. Even if that were to happen the bacteria are generally presents in different forms when it is in different hosts in order to resist each hosts immune responses. It would have to shift forms very quickly after getting into the human which, which is highly unlikely making the mouse scenario VERY improbable.

Sharon Said:

LYME DISEASE, of those of you that have it, what are you doing to illuminate the bacteria?

We Answered:

to eliminate the bacteria? 100mg doxycycline twice daily for 2 months. But I've had been misdiagnosed for awhile. Others dont have to be on it that long usually.

Judy Said:

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Deer ticks pick up the bacterium from mice and?

We Answered:

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Norma Said:

Where in the human body does the bacteria from Lyme Disease live?

We Answered:

typically, it does NOT live in the blood, which is why blood testing for Lyme is so problematic. It also typically is NOT found in spinal fluid. It tends to hide out in tissue, in various parts of the body.

Good sources of info about Lyme disease:
http://www.canlyme.com
http://www.lymenet.org
http://www.lymeinfo.net
http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
http://www.ilads.org
http://www.betterhealthguy.com
http://www.publichealthalert.com
http://www.freewebs.com/teenswithlyme
http://www.lymetimes.org
http://www.mentalhealthandillness.com/ly…

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