Recognizing Lyme Disease

" Welcome to our web -- on David folk Thomas. That was discovered in 1975. After the serious outbreak of our right and all one -- Connecticut -- has become house hold name. Thousands of -- or diagnose every year in those numbers continue to rise. Most folks in the -- you know that it spread by deer tick. But what exactly is Lyme -- And how do you know if you haven't we're gonna try to answer all the questions joining me to help shed some light on my -- doctor Alex in the meeting. He is a professor of medicine at NYU medical center. And next to -- doctor Brent why is he a clinical instructor at night and also an NYU medical center here in New York City. Gentlemen thanks for joining me an -- let me start right off the bat -- you what is lying to. --"

" Outlined he's a bacterial infection spread to come."

" By -- protect your cult our particular name of one's called earlier -- Daughtry -- a -- spread through the -- a particular type of sick cult of deer tick. Very common to -- part of the country. -- take you on the dog absolutely absolutely no call to your ticket can be on any animal with her our money. I do -- can't bring into the house are you a country home for example. Things of that nature and it can certainly are crawl from the did the dog at. An outdoor cat. And settle on her and."

" And that collect and unfortunately drink your blood. And -- doing that can spread bacteria which lives and take intestinal tract."

" In your bloodstream and -- Alignments action before we go to -- further believe we have. Pictures of you kick in if you could talk about right here Alex you're one of those. When when I looked at or Chinese sworn into the right all of the -- formed the second one."

" It's called an informant that's the secular -- from the right the classic one that spreads the infection. It's about the size of the sesame seed on a bagel. And it's tiny tiny tiny most people can't really feel at 100 and it also. Has acute ability combining new and releasing a chemical that -- as an anesthetic and some people don't and feel good -- and probably well over 50% people who had. A line he's has no street there are aware attending -- but."

" Now Brent what when somebody gets bitten by one of these -- What should they do I mean how did they know they're every -- Well. See you if you effect do you have it on. That you do you have to exit in Portland where should -- on the everywhere. I mean you really and you should look yourself over completely and should -- someone else. Tell you that look over your backside very carefully to make Internet and our -- who grew up it will they get your hair is that they like being there can be anywhere. They can be anywhere they can be you're usually busy day. -- Fairly close to where they landed on your -- On the -- the -- lower extremities. -- and the upper extremities. As well okay so and then once you find that the ticket out which can -- Internet three."

" Well it's resolved don't panic I don't. As as Brent mentioned has to be around for over 24 hour period so you were just at night and the ticket just recently any. Being spent on your in the likelihood of not being there long enough to transmit infection it's it's -- however you should remove the tick. Either by trying to pull off again they're so small and hard -- do you can tweezers. On another trick are sometimes -- work it work using something like TV auto which actually tried to their own -- to take. Often we'll get it to. -- about it really itself from biting through your skin."

" And start to move around and and you can get much easier to argue Kenneth and edit it and in your hand."

" And the what are some of the symptoms grand the early manifestations. Of -- to these people in fact have contracted it. The most common in him is probably no symptoms. But of the clintons that people do. A rant. Is he looks typical early on manifestation of climbed. We have we didn't hear that so when you see the pop up if he explained what I like this is a -- carotene the migrants rash. With the boards like region. You can eat in the center where it's dark red. And then it you that clearing area where this game has more we turned more to a normal color and then get ready get. And that's what we call that a bullseye or how long after you've been bitten and speak when you get that -- I'm probably about 48 hours but -- certainly anything complicated out to Iran sometimes as much as two to three weeks. And I mean is that tick in the center that's bullseye tonight appearing around. Usually. Does occur around the fight. But Iraq has been known to -- other places as well and the rest is not so important the -- does not have to be that typical bullseye rash. Home to be -- can be almost any type program and we have another rational. To you because we know you're gonna save Africa not really but anyway what about the rest -- gonna look at. Scene right there. What what's what's happened about that's not a bulls know that it is okay. That is a NASCAR. That is most likely to around where that -- actually fit the net blackened area. -- is. Here's how surrounding the ticked by with an air and are written this. Around black hair and -- what happens then what are then what happens -- get around what are the symptoms are well you can."

" Make it spread the bacteria through your your body. -- end up for example in your joints causing chronic or recurrent arthritis."

" Are you can get installment of art with. Involvement conduction and are causing with the -- Or you can get involved in central nervous system here -- manifestations from. -- To chronic recurrent neural symptoms that can be very hard to diagnose and what is the connect and I mentioned earlier that back in 75 in a longtime Connecticut are right us. Outbreaks what is the connection between Lyme Disease and -- for. Well they think they think it's -- bacteria or your immune response to the bacteria."

" Cause and in -- in the -- why this particular bacteria a joint and joins I don't think anyone in certain. But it tends to be our. And larger joints and knees and ankles elbows. -- things of that nature in particular in children it was first was diagnosed with the culture and our --"

" It can be misdiagnosed and all the people. Degenerative osteoarthritis. Of polluters remote -- produced a number of different conditions at. Certainly physicians have to be aware."

" And do blood testing for."

" I -- antibodies that we don't know diagnose and treat somebody for another type of arthritis and all the time person has Lyme Disease. -- you mentioned earlier that. Lot of times there are no symptoms. So I guess you can't do what I mean if you don't know you've been bitten and you're gonna sentence. Can eventually."

" They can all go away we'll put them under it and eventually on and the -- saying that the common no -- is is right at the very beginning of the price. Com and many people don't notice the -- Or don't count on. But it's not until they're diagnosed when they develop -- manifestations. That Alex was mentioning of either conduction problems and heart. Are right. Acquire chronic logic in terms that they and on. Checking the air -- and he's found out they were positive."

" And what we need to season and -- in the north you -- an original line. Town Connecticut where it got -- name but it can give it a little actually it's it's mostly concentrated north he. In the upper midwest like Wisconsin Minnesota. And that again in the Pacific northwest. I'll that you can get it like common in another state. Season usually bring it and begin in the spring. March April. I'll -- the that he had an informed. Then over the course of this spring into summer the number is gradually drops off and but you can get right to fall. From the adult. Occasionally -- went on -- that's all the time we have on our webcast. For -- do you remember you're outdoors you gotta check to help protect because -- he does something to be treated seriously my."