SARAH WAS WITH HER FRIENDS TREKKING IN THE WOODS WHEN A TICK BIT HER. LATER, SHE NOTICES SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISESASE IN HER BODY SO SHE DECIDES TO CONSULT A MEDICAL CONSULTANT.
HELLO DOCTOR! I'M SARAH. ME AND MY FRIENDS WERE IN THE WOODS THE OTHER DAY, AND I HAD TO BEND DOWN IN THE BUSHES TO GET THE FRISBEE WE LOST. WHEN I BENT TO GET THE FRISBEE, A TICK BIT ME ON MY ARM. AFTER RETURNING HOME, I NOTICED SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE. I'M AFRAID THAT I MIGHT HAVE IT!
WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS YOU NOTICED IN YOUR BODY? CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE MORE?
Dr. MAHDI RIAHI IS A MEDICAL CONSULTANT. HIS ROLE IS TO GATHER AND ANALYZE THE DATA, DRAW CONCLUSION, AND PRESENT FINDINGS IN THE FORM OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE CLIENTS.
I NOTICED SYMPTOMS SUCH AS FEVER, HEADACHE, FATIGUE, AND I ALSO NOTICED RASH ON MY ARM WHICH MADE ME SUSPICIOUS ABOUT I MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT WITH THE DISEASE.
HMMM! I WOULD SUGGEST TO HAVE A BLOOD TEST AS LYME DISEASE IS DIAGNOSED WITH A TWO STEP BLOOD TEST. IF THE FIRST TEST IS NEGATIVE, NO FURTHER TESTING IS NEEDED. BUT IF IT IS POSITIVE, OR INDETERMINATE, THE SECOND TEST IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE THE RESULTS.
AFTER PERFORMING THE BLOOD TEST IN THE LAB, SARAH AND THE DOCTOR ARE DISSCUSSING MORE ABOUT THE LYME DISEASE.
DOCTOR CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME THAT HOW ONE CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THIS DISEASE? WHAT WILL BE THE RIGHT THING TO DO ?
COMMON WAYS ONE CAN USE TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AND THEIR PETS IS TO COVER UP, USE BUG REPELLENT, AND REMOVE THEM WITH TWEEZERS AS SOON AS YOU SEE THEM.
AHH!! I SEE. WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF THIS DISEASE?
MOST CASES OF LYME DISEASE CAN BE TREATED SUCCESSFULLY WITH A FEW WEEKS OF ANTIBIOTICS. TO PREVENT THE OUTBREAK OF LYME DISEASE ONE CAN ALSO INCLUDE APPLYING PESTICIDES AND REDUCING TICK HABITAT.
IS LYME DISEASE CONTAGIOUS DOCTOR?
NO, THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT LYME DISEASE IS TRANSMITTED FROM PERSON TO PERSON
WHEN WILL I RECEIVE MY REPORTS?
YOU'LL RECEIVE THE REPORTS IN 2-3 WORKING DAYS UNTIL THEN I WOULD SUGGEST YOU TO INTAKE THE ANTIBIOTICS PRESCRIBED BY ME.