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Borelliosis |
-Flu-like
-Sometimes a rash (Multisystemic) (lives within cells) |
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-short term memory loss -Poor decisions -poor planning -impulsiveness -poor judgment -loss of ability for complex problem solving -Inability to see the whole picture |
-chronic gingivitis -receding gums -thinning enamel -Painful gums/jaw |
chewing, swallowing, esophagus, Stomach, abdomen, bowels, intestines, liver gallbladder, spleen, flora imbalance |
-ear problems -pain from sound -ringing in ear |
specs, floaters, etc. -Light sensitivity -Pain, pressure -drooping lids, etc. |
-stiff neck -confusion -fluid in head -Sharp pains dizziness -Numbness -tender areas -neuralgia's - red face - pulsing sensations -throat |
the heart valves, lining of the heart - extra beats -Stroke -Heart rate -blood pressure disturbances and more |
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Mycoplasmosis |
-Very similar
to chronic Lyme disease. - slow growing (Multisystemic) (lives within cells) |
-night sweats
-intermittent fevers |
-memory loss
-loss of concentration |
. | -gastrointestinal
problems -nausea -diarrhea -bloating -lower abdominal pain |
. | -light sensitivity
-visual disturbances -floaters -eye pain |
-headaches | -abnormal blood pressure
-congestive heart failure |
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Babesiosis |
-Symptoms
similar to Lyme disease (lives within cells)
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- intermittent
high fevers drenching -Night sweats - sweats -chills -malaise -temperature intolerance -low grade fever -Hot flashes |
-Slowed thinking
-Depression can also occur. |
-Dental problems | -diarrhea
-abdominal pain -weakness -weight loss -weight gain -nausea,vomiting, -reduced appetite - enlarged liver/ spleen -lower belly fat |
-sensitivity to light, touch,
smells or sound
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Eye problems | -severe and
lesser headaches -periodic flushing -migraine headaches -Brain fog -jaundice |
-coagulation
-heart problems -Tachycardia -Heart attack -band pressure around the heart - severe low blood pressure -anemia may develop |
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Bartonellosis |
-Flu-like same day as bite
-rash redness -swollen glands. -flu-like -aches/pains -cramps/spasms -Pain: Severe (Multisystemic) (lives within cells) |
-hot flashes
-Feeling hot to occasional fever -cold extremities |
-short-term
memory loss -brain fog -dementia |
-Sudden pain within each
tooth or
entire jaw bones |
-poor appetite
-gastritis -lower abdominal pain -anorexia -gastrointestinal lesions -weight gain. -GI track disorders -progressive anemia |
-pain from sound
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-vision loss
-eye infections -Red eyes -intense pressure -Vision loss, blurred vision, light sensitivity, -eye infections -Pain behind the eyes and other eye disorders. |
-sharp frontal or
top of head headaches -brain fog -dizziness -Loss of jaw bone |
-Thickened blood -vein swelling
-intravascular disease -broken veins -unexplained type of bruises, -spider veins -edocarditis - pulse -polyps in/around major organs |
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Brucellosis |
-flu-like
-Rising and falling fever -fatigue -dizziness, -weakness -chills -body aches |
-recurrent fevers -profuse sweating -night sweats | Neurobrucellosis
-impaired cognitive functions - lack concentration -amnesia -short term memory loss -difficulty performing activities of daily living -speech difficulties , copying of written figures,writing, calculations. |
. | -Gastric discomfort -colitis
-constipation -nausea -diarrhoea
-no appetite enlarged liver hepatitis C anemia enlarged spleen |
-ringing in ear -hearing
loss
-pain from sound |
-Optic nerve inflammation
-retinal detachment
-pus like fluid in the anterior chamber of the eye -keratitis -conjunctivitis -posterior uveitis -eyeball inflammation -purpura, -maculopapular lesions -sudden loss of vision -retinal detachment -neuritis -papilledema |
-Tumors
/abscesses -ischemic strokes -aneurysms, -seizure -subdural hemorrhage -pressure inside skull -cranial nerve palsies -unusually long headaches -Brucella meningitis |
-Endocarditis
-Rapid heart rate |
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Ehrlichiosis |
-flu-like
-Spring time high fever, chills, shaking, severe headache, fatigue, general achiness |
-prolonged fever | . | . | -nausea,
-diarrhea or constipation, -loss of appetite - weight loss -abdominal pain |
. | . | -headache
-Sharp, knife-like, and often behind the eyes type of headache. |
-coagulation |
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Rickettsia/recettsii |
-high fever -severe
headache -chills fatigue and muscle pain/achiness myalgias nausea and loss of appetite (Multisystemic and potentially severe) |
. | . | . | -gastrointestinal
problems -10% will produce stools positive for occult blood. |
. | -light intolerance | untreated:
dizziness aphasia deafness -meningitis |
-vasculitis can lead to
myocarditis
-10%: jaundice |
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Tick Fever |
-fever, headache,
chills, light sensitivity, myalgias, malaise. |
. | . | . | -Nausea,
-vomiting -diarrhea, -abdominal pain -hepatitis. |
. | -light sensitivity | 10%: meningitis
or encephalitis |
-rare pneumonitis -myocarditis |
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-fever, convulsions
-disorientation, -lethargy - partial coma |
- | . | . | . | . | . | -headache,
tick-borne encephalitis |
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Coxiella / Coxiella burnetti |
50%: common initial signs-
high fever, headache, sore throat, malaise, nausea and diarrhea. Chest pain,cough |
** Symptoms similar to those of Lyme disease. | . | . | . | . | . | -meningitis -encephalitis | -endocarditis
-50%: abnormal liver function |
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neurotoxins
released by tick salivary glands during a blood meal cause paralysis |
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-high fever, fatigue and malaise |
Drenching
sweats
-cycles of high fever,fatigue and malaise |
. | . | -nausea
-vomiting -anorexia -Liver and spleen |
. | -conjunctivitis | -headache
-facial palsy -meningitis |
-Myocarditis -blood pressure |
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Francisella Tularencis |
early signs: high
fever, swollen glands, chills, headache,
extreme fatigue. muscle aches, joint pain, dry cough, progressive weakness. |
-fever
-exhaustion and |
. | . | -nausea
-vomiting -diarrhea, -abdominal pain -intestinal ulceration's -weight loss |
. | -inflamed eyes often with a discharge. | -sore throat
-mouth sores -rare; meningitis |
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(Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness) |
. | -fever | . | . | . | . | . | -headache | . |
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Endocrine Disturbances |
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Borelliosis |
-Spleen -lymphathic system -Inflammation -Edema -candida(Sugar craving,Allergies) -Enlarged lymph nodes |
-Pains of all types in joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, muscles, spine. -Muscle cramps /spasms, -weakness or partial paralysis of limbs - coordination disturbance |
-explosive irritability -anxiety/distress -rage - anger -abnormal sadness -frustration -paranoia -Racing & obsessive thoughts obsessive compulsive - flat affect -Mimics most every psychiatric disorder |
-Abnormal brain waves -twitching -unexplained shaking -jerking, -Numbness, -Difficulty walking -poor balance -weakness -partial paralysis -Peripheral Neuropathy -Restless legs |
-Menstrual disturbances -pelvic pain, -reproductive disturbances |
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-difficulty falling or staying asleep. -Unable to get into the deep normal sleep |
-tickling on t he skin -Nodules -Fingernail changes -Numbness, |
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Mycoplasmosis |
-lymph
node pain
-chemical -sensitivities -night sweats -periodic fevers |
-muscle spasms -joint pain
-joint stiffness -balance problem |
-irritability
-depression -nervousness -anxiety -Memory loss -loss of concentration |
-sensitivity spots
-balance problems |
. | -breathing -irregularity
-congestion -coughing
-persistent -Chest pain -chronic bronchitis |
-sleep disturbances
-chronic fatigue |
-skin rashes
-hair loss |
-problems with urination |
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Babesiosis |
-malaise
-sweats -Symptoms flare every 4 to 6 days. -Listlessness |
-neck and
back stiffness -muscle aches & joint pain |
-severe depressions
-severe agitation -Mood swings -rage - loss of concentration |
-feeling of
imbalance -Severe chest wall pain -Random stabbing pains |
. | -air hunger, -shortness
of breath
-dry cough -respiratory failure -Pressure in chest -rib pain -lack of oxygen |
-unrelenting fatigue
-Disruptive sleep -frequent waking |
occasional red spots (Petechiae)
-Excess breast tissue in a male -Sudden itching -lumps in tssues |
-dark urine
or blood in urine (especially during treatment) -renal failure |
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Bartonelliosis |
-Swollen glands especially
around
the head, neck and arms. -Lymph nodes may be enlarged & sore swollen throat swelling anywhere on the body. -Cold extremities Inflammation in head and in the bones of pelvis and spine. -slow healing -non-pitting edema -fainting |
-backache
-inflammation in bones of pelvis and spine -burning type of shooting pain in the body -Bone pain -Pain in joints, leg,hip, knee, shin,jaw bone. -Foot arch pain -Burning and pains in soles, shins,legs. bottom of rib cage -Unrelenting tingling feet and legs, burning type of shooting pain in the body. -Tender subcutaneous nodules along the extremities & shin bones -Intense muscle spasms at night - lack of muscle coordination during voluntary movements -arthritis -generalized aches and pains similar to the other tick-borne diseases - muscle spasms -joint swelling -(fybromyalgia) |
-severe rage, -agitation
-anxiety, -easily upset - easily angered. -confusion -feeling disconnected -overly sensitive or critical - sometimes extreme fear and panic -Obsessive/ compulsive - morbid thoughts -homicidal feelings -severe mood swings - outbursts -antisocial behavior -decreased coping - irritability - all psychiatric, -aggression, -impulsivity -panic attacks -violent behavior -Combative behavior -Substance abuse disorders - pain from sound -depression. |
-muscle twitches
-tremors -seizures -muscle weakness -tremors -Peripheral Neuropathy -numbness or loss of sensation |
. | -air hunger
-under right rib pain |
-insomnia
-Significant sleep disruption -on-going fatigue |
-elongated
streaked stretch marks filled with red, pink, purple or dark blue color. -Tender skin -Hot/burning skin -Red skin -Pustules, tiny red points, vesicles. -sore soles -tender nodules along the extremities -white dotted (chicken wire) skin -lumps -indentations. - Skin tags - Itching for unknown reason |
-Frequent urination
-kidney and bladder disorders |
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Brucellosis |
-Inflammation
-recurrent fevers
-profuse sweating -night sweats -burning pain areas |
-Arthritis spines,
joints,
-bone infection -Muscle pain, weakness. -Severe lower back pain |
-behaviour
change -psychosis -disinhibition -impulsivity -loss of insight, personal & social awareness. -anxiety -irritability -distractibility -memory loss -depression, |
-Peripheral neuropathy
-involuntary movements -cranial nerve palsies -inflammation of the meninges of spinal cord, myelopaties, meningoence- phalitis, myelitis, -tingling and weakness of a leg or extremities -tremors -unsteady or inability to walk properly -numbness attacks -pins and needles sensations in fingers, toes or both. |
-Prostitis
-testis pain and heaviness |
-Water on the
lungs -pneumonia -shortness of breath -chest pains -cough |
Fatigue | .. | -kidney
inflammation & abscesses
-excessive urination and extreme thirst |
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Ehrlichiosis |
-toxic or septic shock like syndrome | Children: swelling
of hands and feet stiff neck -Aching joints -Mild or severe -muscle pain -stiff neck. -Tendon pain |
-Confusion | -Nerve problems to arms
-Peripheral neuropathies -cranial neuritis -facial palsy -encephalitis -seizures -coma |
. | -respiratory distress
-cough. -Sometimes respiratory failure. |
-Fatigue | rare: rash is different
from a Lyme disease
rash; usually smaller and may have raised areas. - gangrene/ death of tissue |
-Sometimes renal failure |
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Mountain Spotted Fever Rickettsia/recettsii |
(Alberta and
British Columbia are also endemic) |
untreated:
-loss of coordination -paralysis -spasms |
. | Untreated: -permanent neurological
problems
-lethargy -confusion -cranial neuropathies -seizures -coma |
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respiratory distress pneumonia |
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palms and soles of the feet, or around the wrists and ankles, or trunk |
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-fatigue and malaise for weeks to months | . | -drowsy
-sleepy rare: coma |
children: neurologic problems | . | . | -fatigue | -10%: non-specific rash. | . |
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-malaise
-listlessness |
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Coxiella / Coxiella burnetti |
Symptoms similar
to Lyme disease High fever Pneumonia -abnormal liver function |
. | . | -inflammation spinal cord
-peripheral neuropathy |
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- tingling in face or limbs -paralysis starting in feet and legs |
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paralysis can affect respiratory muscles. |
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joint/bone pain |
. | -seizures
-cranial nerves problems (especially facial palsy) -coma. |
-spontaneous
abortion
-premature birth -neonatal death |
-dry cough | -Fatigue | . | . |
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Francisella Tularencis |
-Swollen/ painful lymph glands | . | . | . | . | lungs may be involved-
pneumonia |
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(Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness) |
. | -stiff neck
-myalgias -joint pain |
. | . | . | . | . | Lyme-like rash expands in a circular or oval | . |
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