Source of News: Cumhuriyet Haber
Silent pandemic 'Lyme': mimics 350 diseases!
It is estimated that there are between 7 and 10 million people in Turkey suffering from Lyme disease, which is considered the epidemic of the century and is difficult to diagnose because it is confused with many diseases.
Giving information about Lyme disease, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist Prof. Dr. Vedat Turhan noted that the disease can imitate about 350 diseases.
Stating that Lyme disease is a zoonotic disease that is transmitted from blood-sucking creatures such as ticks, mosquitoes, horseflies, and lice that carry some bacteria of the Borrelia spp species to humans, Prof. Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology Specialist. Dr. Vedat Turhan,
“Lyme can be transmitted between spouses and can be transmitted from mothers who have this disease to their children. It starts with the development of a typical lesion at the bite site within 3 to 30 days, on average 7 days after the tick bite.
This lesion is a pale middle skin rash that can reach quite large dimensions and is diagnostic.
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