Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease ? Here Is The Information One Needs To Know

By Christa Jarvis


There are different organisms responsible for causing different diseases. These are generally termed as pathogens and include fungi, viruses and bacteria. Bacterial diseases respond well to treatment as compared to the others and most of such related infections can be cured very well and completely. This addressees the concern of many victims asking the question, is there a cure for Lyme disease?

Recovery from this particular kind of infection is closely related to the level or stage of the disease at the time of treatment initiation; the earlier the better because chances of symptoms recurrence is increased by late or third stage treatment initiation. Better results are guaranteed if such care comes as early as in first stage. Any delays reflect negatively on treatment outcome.

Like any other bacterial infections, this disease responds well to specific drugs. In this case, doxycycline is the drug of choice for clients whose diagnosis is made in first stage. All the same, other victims who seek care beyond first stage may need additional drug as cefotaxime to optimize outcome results. Better still, additional variations as age and pregnancy may be hindrance to this normal regime because doxycyline is contraindicated before the age of eight and in pregnancy.

There are some limitations to this care regime. In pregnancy and early stages of life, doxycycline which is key drug in this regime is completely contraindicated as the risks involved surpass benefits to the victims. It is therefore better to seek appropriate management from experts in such states of health.

Treatment period may considerably vary depending on individual response. Delays in recovery have been noted in late initiation of treatment. Similarly, such late initiation of treatment has also been linked to recurrence in ailment or related distressing symptoms. These distressing symptoms may take a long time to resolve but they finally disappear.

A complete cure of this ailment is achieved when a prescribed dose is completed and the victim no longer experience related distressing symptoms like fatigue, pain, itching joints and or edema of various body parts. Immunoglobulin tests may still reveal high levels even when the disease is cured and are therefore not good reference points to verify if one is or is not cured of the ailment. Some of these symptoms may persist for a longer time but eventually they disappear.

In very rare but devastating circumstances, this infection may end up advancing to the level of causing damage to vital body structures as nerves and brain. Such may point out rare cases of treatment failure or unattended disease cases. Not many of the affected victims end up this way and therefore the ailment is not considered a big threat to the general population.

In summary therefore, all individuals suspected to have this ailment should make it their responsibility to seek medical care. The best care is granted when disease is still in its early stages. No deviation from health should be overlooked as it may form a turn of events in which affected persons may never enjoy suitable and desired health. Despite all these, the best thing to know is that this is a curable disease and may be effectively managed despite of its stage of diagnosis.




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