Lyme+Disease


 * Introduction:** The fight with Lyme disease in Connecticut is a story of fast, effective action and success, to an extent. Borrelia burgdorferi is the bacteria which causes Lyme disease. A disease that gets its name from the town where it was first identified. In 1975, in Lyme, Connecticut, strange cases of severe joint paint started popping up throughout the town.


 * History:** Dermatological symptoms of Lyme disease existed under a different name and in a different place since 1833. The disease then called "erythema chronicum migrans" was described as a bulls eye rash, the same one present in Lyme disease. These rashes started in Germany and spread throughout Europe but never reached epidemical levels.


 * Lyme, Connecticut 1975:** When Lyme disease struck in Connecticut, the United States' center for disease control acted quickly, publishing informative pamphlets, raising awareness and generating vaccines and treatment for the most common tick bourn disease in America. Lyme disease still exists in the United States today, however since 2002 the vaccine has been discontinued due to a lack of need and because lyme disease can now be treated with antibiotics. Lyme disease is an epidemic in the United States, but the presence of antibiotics keep the disease relatively under control.

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