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Suggest Treatment For Lyme Disease

Yes I am currently looking for the top of the line in the Speciality of Lyme Disease, I currently am a white female, 50 years of age, experiencing Chronic symptoms of this condition. In 1980 at age 15 I was Dx with a serve exsposure to Deer Ticks on the Kentucky Land between the Lakes. I was hospitalized due to the extreme case. I have a long history of symptoms that have been put in the category of autoimmune issues (MS, Lupus, Etc). Today I am very symptomatic and am curious if this could be a contiributing factors to which I now suffer. I am trying to reach the best research in this field of studyThank you
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Welcome to HCM,

As you were diagnosed to have lyme disease which is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria and it is a tick borne disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.The symptoms are suggestive of the lyme disease.

I would suggest oral doxycycline, if you have taken this and if there is resistant to this you can take either cefuroxime or azithromycin. These medications should be taken for atleast one to four weeks.

The drugs used to treat this condition is not known to cause any cancerous conditions
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Suggest Treatment For Lyme Disease

Hello, Welcome to HCM, As you were diagnosed to have lyme disease which is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria and it is a tick borne disease transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.The symptoms are suggestive of the lyme disease. I would suggest oral doxycycline, if you have taken this and if there is resistant to this you can take either cefuroxime or azithromycin. These medications should be taken for atleast one to four weeks. The drugs used to treat this condition is not known to cause any cancerous conditions Thank you.