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Subject: UK to throw out IDSA
Date: Nov 11, 2008 10:48 AM
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MP Hugo Swire raises awareness of Lyme disease in House of Commons
devon.editorial@archant.co.uk
11 November 2008
EAST Devon MP Hugo Swire has raised awareness of Lyme disease in the
House of Commons
in a bid to highlight the condition.
Mr Swire championed the cause because of a constituent from Sidmouth
who suffers
from the disease.
The seminar entitled 'Evidence for change' was inspired by Mrs Stella
Huyshe-Shires,
who contracted the disease in 1999 but was not diagnosed until 2002
and then only
because she insisted on a blood test and a referral to a neurologist.
Hugo Swire MP said: "Lyme disease is like an alien - the bacteria
tries to
take over your body. It is very serious and can make you permanently
disabled. We
need to be more aware of its dangers and more open to its diagnosis
and more determined
in its treatment.
"No vaccine against Lyme disease is currently available, so tick
awareness,
appropriate clothing in tick infested areas, and early removal of
attached ticks
remain the most important prevention measures.
"Patients say that the range of their symptoms is not recognised and
that despite
continuing symptoms some are denied antibiotic treatment beyond a 28
day course
because of the use of these guidelines. This is clearly unacceptable.
"We need to raise awareness of this disease and clinicians need to
better co-ordinate
diagnosis and treatment as all were agreed that early treatment is
vital.
"The United Kingdom should immediately develop its own guidelines
rather than
continue to rely on The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
guidelines
on the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease."
Lyme borreliosis is an infection caused by spiral-shaped bacteria
called Borrelia
burgdorferi, which is carried by some types of ticks which live on
sheep, deer,
badgers and other warmblooded animals in forested, heathland and
moorland areas.
Infected ticks can transmit the organisms during blood feeds, when
they may be attached
to the skin for several days if left undisturbed.
The most common problem associated with the infection is a rash
spreading from the
site of a tick bite, but other more serious problems can occur. These
include a
viral-like meningitis, facial palsy, other nerve damage or arthritis. |
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