Re: Is lyme (tick disease)disease curable by antibiotics?
by 123sim » Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:55 pm
Hello
Steps can be taken in order to prevent Lyme disease from developing in the first place. Avoiding tick bites and removing ticks immediately after you find them on your body is important. In addition, covering your legs and arms when hiking in wooded areas is also important. Some people find it useful to stuff their pant legs down into the top of their boots in order to prevent ticks from getting under the fabric in their pants and attaching themselves to the skin.
There are more steps for prevention which are important as part of natural Lyme disease cures.
When coming in from the outside, especially in the summer months, doing a complete body search, including the head, can be important. Ticks tend to plant themselves in creases, so be sure to check the stomach area, as well as under the arms and in around the waistline.
If you suspect that you might have ticks on your clothing, then placing them in the dryer for 15 minutes can help kill the ticks that might be hiding in folds. You should also check your pets when they come in from outdoors, as pets can carry ticks on their fur which can fall off and then attach themselves to humans.
If you find a tick attached to your body, use tweezers to remove the tick. Try to get the tweezers as close to the mouth as possible to ensure that you get the entire insect off your skin. Try not to squeeze the tick, or else harmful bacteria could be released into your skin. Despite what you might have heard growing up, using a match or a lighter to burn the tick off your skin is dangerous, especially if the tick is still attached to you.
And, as part of a natural Lyme disease cure, if you find a tick that has become attached to your body, then it is important to watch for symptoms of illness. In the early stages,Lyme disease can appear as a flu or cold. You might experience muscle aches, fever, chills, joint pain, and fatigue. In addition, you might notice a large circular rash appearing around the tick bite.