Treatment and Prevention
Attached ticks should be removed promptly, as removal within 36 hours can reduce transmission rates. Protective clothing includes a hat, long-sleeved shirts and long trousers tucked into socks or boots. Lyme and all other deer tick-borne diseases can be prevented on a regional level by reducing the deer population on which the ticks depend for reproductive success.
A vaccine against Lyme disease, based on the outer surface protein A (OspA) of B. burgdorferi, was developed byGlaxoSmithKline. In clinical trials involving more than 10,000 people, the vaccine, called LYMErix, was found to combat protective immunity to Borrelia in 76% of adults and 100% of children with only mild or moderate and transient adverse effects. but even though it works its spread is slow because of its expensive cost that most insurance companies don't cover.
Antibiotics are the primary treatment for Lyme disease; the most appropriate antibiotic treatment depends upon the patient and the stage of the disease. According to the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines, the antibiotics of choice are doxycycline (in adults), amoxicillin (in children), erythromycin (for pregnant women) and ceftriaxone, with treatment lasting 10 to 28 days.
A vaccine against Lyme disease, based on the outer surface protein A (OspA) of B. burgdorferi, was developed byGlaxoSmithKline. In clinical trials involving more than 10,000 people, the vaccine, called LYMErix, was found to combat protective immunity to Borrelia in 76% of adults and 100% of children with only mild or moderate and transient adverse effects. but even though it works its spread is slow because of its expensive cost that most insurance companies don't cover.
Antibiotics are the primary treatment for Lyme disease; the most appropriate antibiotic treatment depends upon the patient and the stage of the disease. According to the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines, the antibiotics of choice are doxycycline (in adults), amoxicillin (in children), erythromycin (for pregnant women) and ceftriaxone, with treatment lasting 10 to 28 days.
