My wife got it gardening in our yard.

She had the classic bullseye rash and was confirmed with a blood test.

A course of antibiotics and she was fine.

I would not mind a classic type vaccine.

This thread somehow reminds me of another...
Yep, the same Meredith Wadman.

The overlooked superpower of mRNA vaccines

By Meredith Wadman, Jul. 28, 2021

https://sigforum.com/eve/forum...480077384#3480077384

There currently is no vaccine for Lyme.
LYMErix was pulled from the market due to "autoimmune side effects"--class action lawsuits.

Current diagnosis of Lyme is by antibody titers--which take a while to become positive.

Lot of hocus-pocus treatments out there. Strict criteria for the diagnosis of Lyme disease was implemented. Bad disease--early treatment is best. Typical treatment is identify bulls eye rash-treat with antibiotics.

No reason not to take doxycyline if you even *think* you *might* have been bitten by a deer tick or have Lyme Disease.

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Originally posted by Shaql:

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mRNA vaccine could prevent other tickborne illnesses

For up to 3 months. Then boosters are required. [/Sarcasm]

Not to mention Myocarditis, autoimmune issues, etc...

Covid jab also can prevent Alzheimers
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Someone got their wires crossed. The Flu vaccine was felt to POSSIBLY delay the onset of Alzheimers. There was correlation but not causation. It seems the media screws up medical reporting in a BIG way. Clearly lots more research is needed before any reccomendation is made.

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Originally posted by bcereuss:
No reason not to take doxycyline if you even *think* you *might* have been bitten by a deer tick or have Lyme Disease.

Indeed.

I’ve known two people cured from Lyme disease. Lots of antibiotics.

One of them had phenomenal access to resources, just not understanding on how to apply it. Bed-ridden woman for nearly 10 years, up and about now for the past 7.

My mother during World War II is one of the first civilians ever to get penicillin. She was a young child dying of Rocky Mtn spotted tick fever. Only the military at the time had access to penicillin.

I have suffered from Lyme disease, along with serious related health issues, for three years, fourteen months of which saw me receiving IV antibiotics four times a week for fourteen months. (Yes, months-- not days or weeks.) So I would love to see Lyme disease removed from the face of the earth.

But I'm apprehensive about a "vaccine" that does not target a pathogen but instead significantly alters ticks themselves and then returns them to nature. What could possibly go wrong?

If you have flulike symptoms that do not go away in a week or two, find an "infectious diseases" physician who has a particular interest in Lyme disease. (Be wary of "Lyme literate" practitioners. I could write a lot about this, but feel free to email me.)

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Originally posted by SIGnified:

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Originally posted by bcereuss:
No reason not to take doxycyline if you even *think* you *might* have been bitten by a deer tick or have Lyme Disease.

Indeed.

I’ve known two people cured from Lyme disease. Lots of antibiotics.

One of them had phenomenal access to resources, just not understanding on how to apply it. Bed-ridden woman for nearly 10 years, up and about now for the past 7.

My mother during World War II is one of the first civilians ever to get penicillin. She was a young child dying of Rocky Mtn spotted tick fever. Only the military at the time had access to penicillin.

Wow, that's incredible. A real slice of groundbreaking American history right there.

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Originally posted by architect:
How you gonna get the deer to line up for their shots? Will we need to require vaccination passports for all wild life?

Someone should organize an event targeted at super woke wildlife lovers, you know, the type who cry about animals and trees but never stepped one foot into the woods a single day of their life. Give them three syringes, a bag lunch with one bottle of water in one of those grade school shoestring backpacks, and tell them not to come out until they have used all three syringes on three separate deer. And the winner will go on live local TV as their town hero. Yea, they would line up, but they must sign a waiver before you cut them loose. Tell them deer love swamps wherever they may be found (which is true), and that deer travel at night (which is also true), so the best chance of finding a deer to inject is during the night while walking around in in a random pattern to maximize the chances of bumping into them.

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Originally posted by bcereuss:
No reason not to take doxycyline if you even *think* you *might* have been bitten by a deer tick or have Lyme Disease.

Other than resistance.