“Encouraging awareness, prevention & treatment of Lyme Disease (Borreliosis) in Ireland.”
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Do you have strange symptoms that no-one can diagnose such as joint pain, muscle aches, fatigue, tingling, weakness, memory loss, brain fog, dizziness, nausea, swollen glands & recurring throat & ear pains?
Have you been diagnosed with M.E., Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Fibromyalgia (FMS), Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson’s Disease?
Do you suspect you have Lyme disease? (The symptoms of Lyme are varying in nature but can minic many illnesses such as ME, CFS, FMS, MS, Lupus, Motor Neurone & Parkinson’s.)
Did you know that:-
Less than 50% of sufferers experience a Bulls eye rash?
source: Canlyme Symptoms
Less than 50% of sufferers receive a positive blood test?
source: Canlyme Tests
Not everyone will remember being bitten by a tick.
This shows how difficult it is to diagnose this disease!
About Lyme:
Ticks are carriers of a devastating disease called Borreliosis or Lyme disease & may also transmit many other co-infections. Lyme disease & other tick-borne diseases can infect the cardiac & endocrine system; can cause joint pain, fatigue & if untreated can lead to worsening neurological symptoms.
To protect against ticks always:
* Carry tick repellents & spray onto outer clothing before any countryside activities
* Keep all trouser legs tucked in & wear shiny material to prevent ticks hanging onto clothes
* Stick to footpaths & avoid brushing against long grass or going under overhanging branches
* Always check clothing & body when getting home, including all the family & pets
Tick Talk Ireland has been set up to encourage discussion between Irish members.
If you know of anyone who may be affected or who are at risk from tick bites please help us to spread the word!
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**Update September 2009:
Thank you to all those who signed our petition:
“Make Lyme Disease a notifiable illness in Ireland”
The petition was submitted to the Minister of Health 2nd September 2009. I have also submitted to Ms Harney results of our survey – a summary of these results can be obtained at the following link. The reply from the Minister of Health of 10th September is also posted in the link below!
The survey is still open and we will continue to review answers as they come in (details below!)
*Try out our New Lyme Disease Survey in Ireland
(All replies are anonymous and no contact details are required)
To qualify you must be a Lyme sufferer who is:
* Living in Ireland – infected by Lyme here or abroad or
* Not living in Ireland – but infected within Irish Counties
Lyme Disease Survey in Ireland
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great to see this blog – I hope you saw the article in the Evening Herald on this subject last Saturday?
Thanks for commenting on my Lyme Disease blog in the UK Daily telegraph http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/peterwedderburn/100015410/ticks-the-mini-vampires-lurking-in-the-countryside/
Pete