This is the thing I don't understand about Lyme disease...or any insect-borne disease for that matter. Ticks (or insects) are born sterile. The theory is that they are exposed to the pathogen by feeding on an infected animal, and then pass that infection onto the next host they bite...i.e., they bite something, fall off (or fly away) and find another host. But ticks and insects don't feed that way. Actually, a very tiny percentage of these parasites ever find a host (most die before feeding), and when they do find a host, they feed enough in that single event to provide the energy to produce eggs. They die soon after.
In order for a disease such as described to multiply and remain a threat, you'd have to have most of the population of ticks or insects feeding on multiple infected animals. It just doesn't happen this way.
So, what does that imply? Perhaps that these diseases are actually a symptom of something else they're not telling us about?
There is a crap-ton of question and confusion surrounding this.
What I know, CDC and IDSA should not be trusted - Tuskegee experiment and COVID should have taught us this. They are incestuous in their "research". See history and the documentary " Under Our Skin".
Many of the scientists involved were Japanese and German WWII. Klaus Traub was operation paperclip. (Bitten, Newby) He hired W. Burgdorferi whose job it was to infect ticks for the U.S.
The Japanese scientists were doing this in WWII. This is covered in the documentary "Under the Eightball".
The question about effectiveness is interesting. These scientists were doing it in WWII and then continued well after (Bitten, Newby). The American government dropped/released boxes of infected ticks from a plane flying over the sugar plantations in Cuba to weaken workers. BUT they (ticks) were already infected!!
Lyme can take on many forms depending where it colonizes in the body. (MN Lyme Association). We have mostly heard about how it colonized so that it mimics rheumatoid arthritis. BUT, it can colonize so that the person gets heart, digestive, or CNS issues among others. (Was actually told by a non-medical family member I did not have lyme because I did not have RA symptoms- this was after a positive test result!!). Clinical diagnosis pointed to my CNS.
The Lyme test will only show positive for antibodies. Where it is colonizing is clinical diagnosis only which depends on symptoms being manifested. No advancement in testing has been done in over 40+ years. My understanding is that the blood test is less effective that the covid PCR (eyeroll) and there are over 50% false negatives. Raises a question for me as to why this poor performance is allowed.
CDC allows multiple refills on antibiotics for acne and lifelong antibiotic treatment for syphilis, but you only get one course of antibiotics for Lyme - supposedly for superbug containment. See "Under Our Skin" and draw your own conclusions.
After the course of antibiotics is complete, Lymies need to seek further treatment through Lyme literate doctors and clinics. It can be a bit of the wild west in this landscape.
Interesting note - My Lyme CNS symptoms resemble covid vaxx symptoms of brain fog, rage, panic attacks, cognitive difficulties, etc. NOT clot however.
Is the transmission narrative about deer and other infected animals just b.s.? IDK. It would not surprise me. It would explain how the infected ticks got all over the US instead of staying localized near Plum Island. Especially since we know the government attacked us with the covid/covid vaxx.
Healing Lyme (Buhner) was helpful for supplements. It is a really good resource for being your own doctor. Ivermectin made the difference for me.
I came home from a camping trip in Northern CA and noted a bullseye mark on the back of my calf. I immediately started a long course of doxycycline and sought out a homeopathic MD colleague of mine that shot some ozone into the site a couple of times a week for two weeks. I did not waste time. Luckily, I never developed any problems. Unfortunately for most, they either don't see where they have been bitten or they simply blow it off. It can be years before a proper diagnosis finally is made.
I know a couple of people that knew they were bitten and did nothing about it. What blows me away is that these people should have known better because they knew the risks but decided to take their chances. They lost that bet. Glad you are doing better.
I live near Sierra Integrative Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. It is one the the world's best treatment centers for Lyme. People fly in from all over the country for treatment.
Sierra Integrative Medical Center
Growing up in northern Wisconsin, it was very common to be bitten by ticks every summer. Not as plentiful as mosquitoes, but very common.
Typically, one would just pick the tick off and burn it with a match to kill it. (Why this treatment idk, it's just what we did.)
Never had a bullseye rash. Never felt I was just going to take my chances and play Russian roulette with my life either.
As an analogy, West Nile and malria supposedly are transmitted by mosquitoes, but I do not run off to the doctor everytime I get a mosquito bite. Just swat/kill it and move on. That's what it's like with ticks.
With Gates' franken-mosquitoes maybe that will need to change.
I'm not sure if I had even heard of Lyme until I was in my thirties - late 90s.
Now I keep a stash of doxy, hcq, and ivermectin in my medicine cabinet.
My saving grace was that I had the very typical bullseye rash where I was bitten. There was no itching or soreness of any kind. I could have easily missed it since it was on the back of my calf almost to my knee. I knew enough to check myself over good any time I was out in the woods. Had doxy on hand and started it immediately. The ozone therapy I had a colleague do. I was in his office the next day after I noted the rash. We knew a bit more about Lyme by the time I was tick assaulted so I knew what I was dealing with. Many such as yourself, were not as lucky. Who knew. Glad you are doing better though. Hadn't heard of using Ivermectin for treatment. Thanks for tip.
This is the thing I don't understand about Lyme disease...or any insect-borne disease for that matter. Ticks (or insects) are born sterile. The theory is that they are exposed to the pathogen by feeding on an infected animal, and then pass that infection onto the next host they bite...i.e., they bite something, fall off (or fly away) and find another host. But ticks and insects don't feed that way. Actually, a very tiny percentage of these parasites ever find a host (most die before feeding), and when they do find a host, they feed enough in that single event to provide the energy to produce eggs. They die soon after.
In order for a disease such as described to multiply and remain a threat, you'd have to have most of the population of ticks or insects feeding on multiple infected animals. It just doesn't happen this way.
So, what does that imply? Perhaps that these diseases are actually a symptom of something else they're not telling us about?
Lymie here.
There is a crap-ton of question and confusion surrounding this.
What I know, CDC and IDSA should not be trusted - Tuskegee experiment and COVID should have taught us this. They are incestuous in their "research". See history and the documentary " Under Our Skin".
Many of the scientists involved were Japanese and German WWII. Klaus Traub was operation paperclip. (Bitten, Newby) He hired W. Burgdorferi whose job it was to infect ticks for the U.S.
The Japanese scientists were doing this in WWII. This is covered in the documentary "Under the Eightball".
The question about effectiveness is interesting. These scientists were doing it in WWII and then continued well after (Bitten, Newby). The American government dropped/released boxes of infected ticks from a plane flying over the sugar plantations in Cuba to weaken workers. BUT they (ticks) were already infected!!
Lyme can take on many forms depending where it colonizes in the body. (MN Lyme Association). We have mostly heard about how it colonized so that it mimics rheumatoid arthritis. BUT, it can colonize so that the person gets heart, digestive, or CNS issues among others. (Was actually told by a non-medical family member I did not have lyme because I did not have RA symptoms- this was after a positive test result!!). Clinical diagnosis pointed to my CNS.
The Lyme test will only show positive for antibodies. Where it is colonizing is clinical diagnosis only which depends on symptoms being manifested. No advancement in testing has been done in over 40+ years. My understanding is that the blood test is less effective that the covid PCR (eyeroll) and there are over 50% false negatives. Raises a question for me as to why this poor performance is allowed.
CDC allows multiple refills on antibiotics for acne and lifelong antibiotic treatment for syphilis, but you only get one course of antibiotics for Lyme - supposedly for superbug containment. See "Under Our Skin" and draw your own conclusions.
After the course of antibiotics is complete, Lymies need to seek further treatment through Lyme literate doctors and clinics. It can be a bit of the wild west in this landscape.
Interesting note - My Lyme CNS symptoms resemble covid vaxx symptoms of brain fog, rage, panic attacks, cognitive difficulties, etc. NOT clot however.
Is the transmission narrative about deer and other infected animals just b.s.? IDK. It would not surprise me. It would explain how the infected ticks got all over the US instead of staying localized near Plum Island. Especially since we know the government attacked us with the covid/covid vaxx.
Healing Lyme (Buhner) was helpful for supplements. It is a really good resource for being your own doctor. Ivermectin made the difference for me.
Including u/tweety51A since you have family here.
I came home from a camping trip in Northern CA and noted a bullseye mark on the back of my calf. I immediately started a long course of doxycycline and sought out a homeopathic MD colleague of mine that shot some ozone into the site a couple of times a week for two weeks. I did not waste time. Luckily, I never developed any problems. Unfortunately for most, they either don't see where they have been bitten or they simply blow it off. It can be years before a proper diagnosis finally is made.
I know a couple of people that knew they were bitten and did nothing about it. What blows me away is that these people should have known better because they knew the risks but decided to take their chances. They lost that bet. Glad you are doing better.
I live near Sierra Integrative Medical Center in Reno, Nevada. It is one the the world's best treatment centers for Lyme. People fly in from all over the country for treatment. Sierra Integrative Medical Center
I had no idea you had lyme...good for you for your successful treatment...
I was bitten. I never developed Lyme because I wasted no time addressing it. Early treatment is crucial.
Thanks. Glad you caught yours early. 🙂
Growing up in northern Wisconsin, it was very common to be bitten by ticks every summer. Not as plentiful as mosquitoes, but very common.
Typically, one would just pick the tick off and burn it with a match to kill it. (Why this treatment idk, it's just what we did.)
Never had a bullseye rash. Never felt I was just going to take my chances and play Russian roulette with my life either.
As an analogy, West Nile and malria supposedly are transmitted by mosquitoes, but I do not run off to the doctor everytime I get a mosquito bite. Just swat/kill it and move on. That's what it's like with ticks.
With Gates' franken-mosquitoes maybe that will need to change.
I'm not sure if I had even heard of Lyme until I was in my thirties - late 90s.
Now I keep a stash of doxy, hcq, and ivermectin in my medicine cabinet.
Take care, fren.
My saving grace was that I had the very typical bullseye rash where I was bitten. There was no itching or soreness of any kind. I could have easily missed it since it was on the back of my calf almost to my knee. I knew enough to check myself over good any time I was out in the woods. Had doxy on hand and started it immediately. The ozone therapy I had a colleague do. I was in his office the next day after I noted the rash. We knew a bit more about Lyme by the time I was tick assaulted so I knew what I was dealing with. Many such as yourself, were not as lucky. Who knew. Glad you are doing better though. Hadn't heard of using Ivermectin for treatment. Thanks for tip.