Lyme Disease Children

Ian Said:

Is lyme disease in children treated successfully if stat?

We Answered:

The quicker anyone gets treatment the better chance they have at not getting persistent lyme disease. However 1 course of antibiotics often does not do the trick. I would be looking for an ILADS doctor if the standard treatment does not work completely.

Peggy Said:

What would happen if lyme disease was left uncured? Could someone potentially die from it?

We Answered:

Yes, I run a Lyme Disease Support group, and have seen a lot of bad stuff. My son in law almost died with siezures and a 105 degree temperature. Lyme is bad and your Dad had Bell's Palsy which is a classic symptom. Please check out the sites listed on the other answer, and my site: www.lowerbuckslymegroup.org Evelyn

Frances Said:

Is lyme disease curable? And if not, will I pass it on to my future children?

We Answered:

Lyme disease is ABSOLUTELY treatable. It requires doxycycline (an oral antibiotic) for 14 days, or, if you are pregnant, ceftriaxone (another antibiotic).

Gregory Said:

Can a child have a bullseye bite mark and not have Lyme disease?

We Answered:

Most people who get Lyme disease get a bullseye mark, but every bullseye mark isn't Lyme disease. Lyme disease is all over the place, as well as other tick diseases, so don't rule it out.

Lyme disease usually has a fever along with it. I had some kind of tick fever (and I didn't find the tick until I was already really sick) and I took some antibiotics and I felt somewhat better. I had headaches, nausea, fatigue, joint pain, a horrible backache, and a fever for 2 and a half weeks.

If it doesn't itch, burn, hurt, or cause a rash or fever...watch it and make sure it goes away. I used to get boils a lot (me and Job, Biblical plagues suck) and I'd get a hot red bullseye mark around where the boil was going to be. So you want to watch it, but it's not always Lyme disease.

Gail Said:

Not knowing you have Lyme disease, Could a mother transmit the disease to her unborn child ?

We Answered:

Actually, both previous posts are wrong. Lyme's disease is transmitted by a bacteria called a spirochete, and it can actually be carried across the placenta. So if it is present in the mother's bloodstream, it can be transmitted to the fetus before birth.

After birth though, the baby would have to acquire it through the usual fashion, that is via the aforementioned tick bite.

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