Posted on 20th Jun 2011 @ 12:19 PM

The only known transporter of Lyme bacteria -- the deer tick -- goes through the most infectious stage of its life cycle in the summer.

But you don't need to be in contact with a deer to get a deer tick bite. Deer ticks can hitch a ride on small animals and land right in your backyard.

Two Key Points About Lyme Disease 

• Active Lyme disease can persist after antibiotic therapy.
• Active Lyme disease may occur in the absence of positive blood antibody tests. This condition, called false negative serology, may be more likely in people who received antibiotics very early in the course of infection.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America has stated that three weeks of antibiotics will cure "over 95 percent" of people with Lyme disease. But many experts have challenged these treatment guidelines as being inaccurate. As I see it, even if the Infectious Diseases Society of America's guidelines are accurate, they are grossly inadequate: a failure rate approaching five percent for a curable disease is unacceptable.

New Cases of Lyme Disease

Let's check the math: At present there are about 30,000 new cases of Lyme disease reported to state health departments each year. Everyone acknowledges that under-reporting is the rule, so that there are undoubtedly many more cases of Lyme disease acquired in the U.S. every year. The annual incidence is probably more than 100,000 new cases each year.

Lyme disease has been with us for at least 30 years. So, even if the failure rate of the IDSA guidelines is only 1 to 4 percent, as claimed, there are tens of thousands of Americans living with incompletely treated Lyme disease. 

Essential Facts About Lyme Disease 

• It is an infection with a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi, transmitted by the bite of a deer tick.
• The tick is so small -- sometimes as small as a poppy seed -- that you may not be aware of a tick bite.
• Symptoms of Lyme disease may occur within days or may not occur for many weeks after infection.
• Lyme disease may involve any part of your body: skin, joints, muscles, the nervous system, the heart or the intestinal tract.
• Laboratory tests for Lyme disease are imperfect and can be misleading.
• Prompt treatment of early infection improves the likelihood of cure, but persistent chronic infection may occur and can take many forms. It is important to note though, that some people with chronic symptoms confuse them for chronic Lyme disease. It's ultimately important to explore all possible explanations for these sorts of symptoms.
• The possibility of Lyme disease should be carefully considered in anyone with unexplained fatigue, fever or muscle pain, in people with an acute unexplained change in emotional or cognitive function, and in everyone given a diagnosis of autoimmune or degenerative neurological disease.

Holistic Treatments

A synergistic combination of powerful natural treatments can help those with Lyme disease get well. A blend of medicinal mushrooms with well-know immune strengthening benefits: Cordyceps sinensis, Agaricus blazei, Grifola frondosa, Trametes versicolor, Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) and Ganoderma lucidum. In patients suffering from chronic pain, fatigue, and evident of DNA damage, four-week treatment brought significant improvement in their symptoms, immune strength, and DNA repair. I recommend Immune Response 247, which contains these mushrooms extracts.