Co-infection symptoms & Lyme symptoms
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Nearly impossible to differentiate Lyme from other bacteria ticks transfer during a bite (Co-infections) a trained LLMD (Lyme literate Md) will devise a treatment plan that best fits what disease you may carry. The following are some of the symptoms experienced with the most common co-infections (there are more than on this list - see link at bottom and not listed here, viral co-infections) This is not to replace medical evaluation and treatment from your MD.
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Chart of symptom break-down of Lyme and co-infections: http://www.lyme-symptoms.com/LymeCoinfectionChart.html
Common symptoms of Lyme: http://www.lyme-symptoms.com/1Lyme-Symptoms.html
Some of the symptoms of Lyme and the co-infections can overlap. The following is taken from: http://www.lymeinfo.net/coinfectionarticle.html
Babesiosis is a malaria-like protozoa illness that invades, infects, and kills the red blood cells. Symptoms include fatigue, night sweats, chills, fever, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, headache, dark urine, muscle pain, joint pain, nausea, and jaundice. Treatment is an anti-malarial combined with an antibiotic--often Mepron or Malarone with Zithromax or Biaxin w/Artemisinin. Septra/Bactrim has shown in some cases to be effective.
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection that invades and infects the white blood cells. There are two types of Ehrlichiosis: Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME) and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE). Symptoms include malaise, fever, sweating, nausea, dry cough, headache, anemia, muscle aches and pain. First line treatment is most often Doxycycline, Minocycline and/or Rifampin. Cipro, Levaquin, Biaxin and Azithromycin have shown in some cases to be effective.
Bartonella also known as cat-scratch fever is a bacterial infection. Symptoms include swollen, painful lymph nodes, muscle and/or joint pain, nausea, vomiting, chills, anxiety, insomnia, red rashes that resemble stretch marks. Treatment is often Levaquin or Rifampin, Biaxin or Azithromycin. Septra/Bactrim has shown in some cases to be effective.
Mycoplasma is a bacterial infection. Symptoms include fatigue, breathing problems, headache, muscle pain and soreness, nausea, lymph node pain, and cognitive problems. Treatment is usually Doxycycline, Minocycline, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, or Ciprofloxacin.
Lyme Disease - (300 strains worldwide - 100 strains in the U.S.) In addition their are 3 bacterial forms of LD that must be addressed before treatment ends, Bacterial Forms include: Spirochete, Cyst, Cell Wall Deficient
To learn more on the 3 forms please read this: http://www.lymebook.com/top10forms
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CO-INFECTIONS SYMPTOMS (SCROLL DOWN FOR LYME SYMPTOMS)
The following info was gathered from a Lyme conference ILADS LLMD during his presentation:
Bartonella
Brain Fog
Fever
Foot/heel pain
Ice pick headaches
Photophobia
Tachycardia
Bowel problems IBS/IBD
Swollen Glands
OCD behavior
Anxiety
Endocarditis
Retinitis
Peripheral Neuropathy
Rapid relapse off abx
Immediate illness following tick bite
Subcutaneous nodules
Swollen Joints
Swollen lymph nodes
Psychiatric problems
Shin pain
No response to previous abx
Plantar and costal margin pain (plantar=soles of feet costal margin = The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage)
Rapid mood shifts
Development of these symptoms during Babesia Treatment
Ehrlichia (There are 2 known strains of Ehrlichia - HME and HGE)
Fatigue
Myalgias (muscle pain)
Tendon pain
Mild headaches
Fevers
Right upper quad pain
Elevated Liver function (after ruling out hepatitis)
A website shows these symptoms for Ehrlichia and/or Anaplasma:
Ehrlichiosis Human granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) is caused by Anaplasma phagocytophila. Human monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME) is caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Symptoms:
Fever (only after initial infection)
Myalgia and arthralgia
Headcache
Lycopenia and thrombocytopenia
Hyponatremia Mental confusion
Skin rashes
Genital and oral ulcers
Severe pain syndromes
Nausea and vomiting (acute flare-ups)
*Natural Therapy recommendations (see Buhner's book): think astragalus (elevates interferon gamma) and colchicine
Mycoplasma Fermentans
Fatigue
Fever
Insommnia
Headache
Bowel problems
Joint swelling and pain
No response to previous abx
Babesia
Bradycardia (Slowed heart beat)
Headaches
Night sweats
Fever
Dry cough
Air hunger
Easy bruising
Tinnitus
Rage
Despair
Chills
Flushing
Vivid or violent dreams
Dysphagia (Difficulty swallowing)
Psychic Phenomena
Severe Neurological illness
Thirst/Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
Fatigue
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Severe nausea
Malaise (A vague feeling of bodily discomfort)
Anemia
Thrombocytosis (Increased numbers of platelets in the blood)
Thrombocytopenia (A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood, resulting in the potential for increased bleeding and decreased ability for clotting)
In the book "Diagnoses and Treatment of Babesia" by Dr. Schaller he lists the following as Babesia symptoms:
• High fevers
• Dullness
• Listless
• Chills
• Sweats
• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Sleep more than 8 1/2 hours per day
Links of Interest:
Treatment of co-infections:
http://www.lymedisease.org/pdf/coinfections.pdf
http://www.lymeinfo.net/coinfectionarticle.html
http://www.freewebs.com/lymefacts/tickbornediseases.htm
http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mayer/ricketsia.htm
(Scroll to bottom post for lyme symptoms)
For Lyme Disease symptoms in Children, click here: http://www.lymedisease.org/lyme101/lyme ... ptoms.html
Nearly impossible to differentiate Lyme from other bacteria ticks transfer during a bite (Co-infections) a trained LLMD (Lyme literate Md) will devise a treatment plan that best fits what disease you may carry. The following are some of the symptoms experienced with the most common co-infections (there are more than on this list - see link at bottom and not listed here, viral co-infections) This is not to replace medical evaluation and treatment from your MD.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chart of symptom break-down of Lyme and co-infections: http://www.lyme-symptoms.com/LymeCoinfectionChart.html
Common symptoms of Lyme: http://www.lyme-symptoms.com/1Lyme-Symptoms.html
Some of the symptoms of Lyme and the co-infections can overlap. The following is taken from: http://www.lymeinfo.net/coinfectionarticle.html
Babesiosis is a malaria-like protozoa illness that invades, infects, and kills the red blood cells. Symptoms include fatigue, night sweats, chills, fever, shortness of breath, heart palpitations, headache, dark urine, muscle pain, joint pain, nausea, and jaundice. Treatment is an anti-malarial combined with an antibiotic--often Mepron or Malarone with Zithromax or Biaxin w/Artemisinin. Septra/Bactrim has shown in some cases to be effective.
Ehrlichiosis is a bacterial infection that invades and infects the white blood cells. There are two types of Ehrlichiosis: Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME) and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE). Symptoms include malaise, fever, sweating, nausea, dry cough, headache, anemia, muscle aches and pain. First line treatment is most often Doxycycline, Minocycline and/or Rifampin. Cipro, Levaquin, Biaxin and Azithromycin have shown in some cases to be effective.
Bartonella also known as cat-scratch fever is a bacterial infection. Symptoms include swollen, painful lymph nodes, muscle and/or joint pain, nausea, vomiting, chills, anxiety, insomnia, red rashes that resemble stretch marks. Treatment is often Levaquin or Rifampin, Biaxin or Azithromycin. Septra/Bactrim has shown in some cases to be effective.
Mycoplasma is a bacterial infection. Symptoms include fatigue, breathing problems, headache, muscle pain and soreness, nausea, lymph node pain, and cognitive problems. Treatment is usually Doxycycline, Minocycline, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, or Ciprofloxacin.
Lyme Disease - (300 strains worldwide - 100 strains in the U.S.) In addition their are 3 bacterial forms of LD that must be addressed before treatment ends, Bacterial Forms include: Spirochete, Cyst, Cell Wall Deficient
To learn more on the 3 forms please read this: http://www.lymebook.com/top10forms
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
CO-INFECTIONS SYMPTOMS (SCROLL DOWN FOR LYME SYMPTOMS)
The following info was gathered from a Lyme conference ILADS LLMD during his presentation:
Bartonella
Brain Fog
Fever
Foot/heel pain
Ice pick headaches
Photophobia
Tachycardia
Bowel problems IBS/IBD
Swollen Glands
OCD behavior
Anxiety
Endocarditis
Retinitis
Peripheral Neuropathy
Rapid relapse off abx
Immediate illness following tick bite
Subcutaneous nodules
Swollen Joints
Swollen lymph nodes
Psychiatric problems
Shin pain
No response to previous abx
Plantar and costal margin pain (plantar=soles of feet costal margin = The lower edge of the chest (thorax) formed by the bottom edge of the rib cage)
Rapid mood shifts
Development of these symptoms during Babesia Treatment
Ehrlichia (There are 2 known strains of Ehrlichia - HME and HGE)
Fatigue
Myalgias (muscle pain)
Tendon pain
Mild headaches
Fevers
Right upper quad pain
Elevated Liver function (after ruling out hepatitis)
A website shows these symptoms for Ehrlichia and/or Anaplasma:
Ehrlichiosis Human granulocytic Ehrlichiosis (HGE) is caused by Anaplasma phagocytophila. Human monocytic Ehrlichiosis (HME) is caused by Ehrlichia chaffeensis. Symptoms:
Fever (only after initial infection)
Myalgia and arthralgia
Headcache
Lycopenia and thrombocytopenia
Hyponatremia Mental confusion
Skin rashes
Genital and oral ulcers
Severe pain syndromes
Nausea and vomiting (acute flare-ups)
*Natural Therapy recommendations (see Buhner's book): think astragalus (elevates interferon gamma) and colchicine
Mycoplasma Fermentans
Fatigue
Fever
Insommnia
Headache
Bowel problems
Joint swelling and pain
No response to previous abx
Babesia
Bradycardia (Slowed heart beat)
Headaches
Night sweats
Fever
Dry cough
Air hunger
Easy bruising
Tinnitus
Rage
Despair
Chills
Flushing
Vivid or violent dreams
Dysphagia (Difficulty swallowing)
Psychic Phenomena
Severe Neurological illness
Thirst/Polydipsia (excessive thirst)
Fatigue
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Severe nausea
Malaise (A vague feeling of bodily discomfort)
Anemia
Thrombocytosis (Increased numbers of platelets in the blood)
Thrombocytopenia (A decrease in the number of platelets in the blood, resulting in the potential for increased bleeding and decreased ability for clotting)
In the book "Diagnoses and Treatment of Babesia" by Dr. Schaller he lists the following as Babesia symptoms:
• High fevers
• Dullness
• Listless
• Chills
• Sweats
• Headaches
• Fatigue
• Sleep more than 8 1/2 hours per day
Links of Interest:
Treatment of co-infections:
http://www.lymedisease.org/pdf/coinfections.pdf
http://www.lymeinfo.net/coinfectionarticle.html
http://www.freewebs.com/lymefacts/tickbornediseases.htm
http://pathmicro.med.sc.edu/mayer/ricketsia.htm
(Scroll to bottom post for lyme symptoms)
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