http://www.anapsid.org/lyme/symptoms/tbi-symptoms.html
Melissa
Kaplan's
Lyme Disease Part of the Anapsid.org Chronic Neuroimmune Diseases Information Resources for CFS, FM, MCS, Lyme Disease, Thyroid, and more... Last updated May 4, 2012 |
Short
Symptom List: Lyme Disease & Common Co-Infections
Borrelia,
Babesia, Bartonella, and Ehrlichia
| The following symptoms were excerpted
from Diagnostic
Hints And Treatment Guidelines For Lyme And Other Tick Borne Illnesses, by
Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., M.D. (Fifteenth Edition 2008). Borrelia (Borreliosis, neuroborreliosis; also known as Lyme Disease) Spread primarily though the bite of infected ticks that live on a wide range of mammalian species; secondary human-to-human transmission through semen, breast milk, and possibly in utero Bladder dysfunction Burning or stabbing sensations Cardiac impairment Change in bowel function Chest pain Confusion Depression Difficulty thinking Difficulty with concentration and reading Difficulty with speech, writing Difficulty finding words; name blocking Disorientation: getting lost, going to wrong places Disturbed sleep: too much, too little, fractionated, early awakening Ears/Hearing: buzzing, ringing, ear pain, sound sensitivity Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol Eyes/Vision: double, blurry, increased floaters, light sensitivity Facial paralysis (Bell's palsy) Fatigue, tiredness, poor stamina Forgetfulness Headache Heart block Heart murmur Heart palpitations Heart valve prolapse Increased motion sickness Irritability Irritable bladder Joint pain or swelling Lightheadedness Mood swings Muscle pain or cramps Neck creaks & cracks Neck stiffness, pain Numbness Pelvic pain Poor attention Poor balance Poor short-term memory Problem absorbing new information Pulse skips Rib soreness Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido Shooting pains Shortness of breath; cough Skin hypersensitivity Sore throat Stiffness of the joints or back Swollen glands Testicular pain Tingling Tremor Twitching of the face or other muscles Unavoidable need to sit or lay down Unexplained breast pain Unexplained fevers, sweats, chills or flushing Unexplained hair loss Unexplained menstrual irregularity' Unexplained milk production Unexplained weight loss or gain Upset Stomach or abdominal pain Vertigo Wooziness Babesia (Babesiosis) Babesia is a protozoan spread by ticks, blood transfusion, and in utero. Despite there being 20+known forms to date, current testing only looks for two of them. Air hunger Cough Fatigue Fevers Headache Hemolysis Imbalance without true vertigo Mild encephalopathy Shaking chills Sweats Bartonella (Bartonellosis, also known as cat scratch fever) Spread by bites from infected ticks and in utero abnormal liver enzymes encephalopathy endocarditis flu-like malaise headache hemolysis with anemia hepatomegaly high fever immune deficiency jaundice lymphadenopathy myalgias myocarditis papular or angiomatous rash somnolence sore throat splenomegaly weakened immune response Ehrlichia (Ehrlichiosis) Bites from infected ticks elevated liver enzymes headaches myalgias ongoing fatigue persistent leukopenia thrombocytopenia
This
symptom list is available in PDF format.
|
http://www.anapsid.org/lyme/tbi-symptoms.html
© 1994-2012 Melissa Kaplan or as otherwise noted by other authors of articles on this site
