Chronic Lyme Disease
Chronic Lyme Disease
All three sources go very in-depth about Lyme disease and provide a wide range of information. This paper will look specifically at the condition referred to as Chronic Lyme Disease as well as others topics surrounding the disease. I have found that there are differing views regarding factors such as the severity, transferral, treatment, and many others. My sources include a well accredited documentary, published report by Dr. Scott Taylor, and a website for the Center for Disease Control. My third choice was originally going to be from the American Lyme Disease Foundation website until I discovered it was written by multiple people who also published information for the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website. It is still a good source however not diverse enough for an unbiased synthesis. Most doctors across America have reached a consensus about the cause, effect, and treatment of Lyme in the early stages of infection. The disease is caused by the borrellia bacteria. Antibiotics are a well known cure if the patient is treated early enough. Information about the disease having persistent effects after six weeks of treatment changes between many sources though. The symptoms range in affect of the brain and central nervous system, muscles and joints, and many other symptoms are often similar to fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. The documentary I watched titled, Under Our Skin, presented data that the symptoms were related to the borrellia bacteria remaining in patients after the six week treatment of antibiotics. This is supported by Dr Taylor’s report as well. Other sources like the CDC conclude that the bacteria may have caused internal damage during the infection, but the residual effects are not related to borellia still remaining in patients. So, although the symptoms of chronic Lyme disease (CLD) are recognized, the cause is disputed. Dr. Joseph Jemsek is a Lyme literate specialist who helped many patients with CLD in
All three sources go very in-depth about Lyme disease and provide a wide range of information. This paper will look specifically at the condition referred to as Chronic Lyme Disease as well as others topics surrounding the disease. I have found that there are differing views regarding factors such as the severity, transferral, treatment, and many others. My sources include a well accredited documentary, published report by Dr. Scott Taylor, and a website for the Center for Disease Control. My third choice was originally going to be from the American Lyme Disease Foundation website until I discovered it was written by multiple people who also published information for the Center for Disease Control (CDC) website. It is still a good source however not diverse enough for an unbiased synthesis. Most doctors across America have reached a consensus about the cause, effect, and treatment of Lyme in the early stages of infection. The disease is caused by the borrellia bacteria. Antibiotics are a well known cure if the patient is treated early enough. Information about the disease having persistent effects after six weeks of treatment changes between many sources though. The symptoms range in affect of the brain and central nervous system, muscles and joints, and many other symptoms are often similar to fibromyalgia or chronic fatigue syndrome. The documentary I watched titled, Under Our Skin, presented data that the symptoms were related to the borrellia bacteria remaining in patients after the six week treatment of antibiotics. This is supported by Dr Taylor’s report as well. Other sources like the CDC conclude that the bacteria may have caused internal damage during the infection, but the residual effects are not related to borellia still remaining in patients. So, although the symptoms of chronic Lyme disease (CLD) are recognized, the cause is disputed. Dr. Joseph Jemsek is a Lyme literate specialist who helped many patients with CLD in