heres another link for all of you to read-
http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html
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heres another link for all of you to read-
http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/about.html
The tick that gave me Lyme disease was attached for about 12 hours. I am not sure why people think it takes more than 24 hours and neither does my Doctor.
a simple, relevant highlight of the above link-
The use of antibiotics is the single most important factor leading to antibiotic resistance around the world. Simply using antibiotics creates resistance. These drugs should only be used to manage infections.
there are exceptions to everything. that doesnt mean general rules should be discarded or that because there was one exception the rule is completely wrong.
that or you already had lyme disease from another tick you never even knew you had and were either asymptomatic or the symptoms passed without you thinking anything of it.
And now that we passed 200 posts, a quick update on stats:
http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/misc...osted&t=115236
you're unable to make an educated guess based on your experiences of human nature?
so if i say to you a group of thirsty hikers who havent found any water in the desert for 24 hours comes upon a spring, do you think they will take a drink? your answer is "i have no way of knowing?"
Here are the states with reported cases. I'd certainly take some precautionary actions in the northeast on the AT. http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/maps.html
And just maybe get tested every so often, just in case. No reason to panic, less reason to ignore it.
Coinfections are common with lyme disease. 32% of those with lyme also had Babesiosis, or so says https://www.lymedisease.org/.
1. Do we have accurate statistics for the AT? How many infected and with what.
2. Isn't it time we started spraying shelters and surrounding areas?
3. The next time you see Bambi or any of it's cousins peacefully grazing, take out a sling shot and let them have it (better yet, a .270 Winchester). They are vectors for the disease.
I left the trail 2 years ago around Bland Va headed north. Turns out I had Rocky Mtn Spotted Tick Fever. Took me two months to get better, tired all the time and had no sense of balance. Some people have told me that I could not have gotten it this far east, but I have the blood test to prove it. Next time its long sleeves and pants with permethrin and lots of bug spray. Constant body checks too.
Just maybe you don't understand the issue. I've talked to many infection specialist physicians concerning our patients. Have you? My guess is that you've been reading misinformation from unqualifed sources. When you've spent some time in an ICU you can respond, until then!!
do you consider the CDC, the WHO and tufts medical center unreliable sources of information? ive posted links to information about antibiotic resistance in this thread and while aprt of your description of it is accurate, you miss the point and the depth and breadth of the issue by a mile. you can work in all the ICUs you want, i dont care, you are wrong.
here is another link if you dont want to go find the others ive already posted. i mean seriously, get over yourself and stop with the "i am a nurse i know better" routine. your description is wrong.
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27204988
here is a link i posted earlier-
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b08cda3489980e
i draw your attention in particular to this paragraph, as you have expressed the same incorrect concept of what antibiotic resistance is-
Three-quarters of respondents think antibiotic resistance means the body is resistant to the drugs, for example, whereas in fact it is the bacteria themselves that become resistant to antibiotics, and their spread causes hard-to-treat infections.