NEWS: "Are we missing most cases of Lyme disease in Alabama?"
Some believe the standard Lyme test doesn’t work in Alabama because it uses a strain of Borrelia burgdorferi –- the spirochete known to cause Lyme disease in the Northeast –- from New York, which doesn’t match the Southern strain, B.lonestari.
I believe I have lyme disease. I down loaded the information, I have 48 out 58 symptoms. I live in Jasper Al. I used to work as park maintance, in the fedral parks. I was bitten by ticks 8 times or more a year. I have an appointment 6-8-11, to request to be tested for lyme disease. How should I go about this request ?
I was recently diagnosed with Lyme Disease by my Dermatologist. I developed the telltale bulls eye rash about three weeks after venturing in the woods to get my son for dinner who had a fort in the woods. I immediately had him seen but he tested negative for the disease although he is showing similar symptoms. I am now pursuing getting him a prescription for the antibiotic.
I tell everyone to get Damminix Tick Tubes. They do a great job at cutting down the numbers of ticks. Much more effective than spraying, IMO, because they target the ticks when they are concentrated on mice, before they move onto humans or other larger mammals. They are tubes filled with cotton which has been soaked in pesticide. Just put them around your property and mice do the rest. My dog hasn’t brought in a single tick since I started using them.