Lyme Disease Pa

The information in this site is for general informational purposes only. You need to see a physician if you suspect that you have Lyme disease.

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HB 1977 which would have protected physicians who treated Lyme patients and would have required the insurance companies to cover treatment for Lyme died in committee November0f 2004.  Advocates are trying to get the bill introduced in January 2005. Please see our news discussion for more information about how you can help make this bill a reality.  Write to your PA state senators and reps asking them to pass a bill that will allow physicians to treat Lyme disease effectively and require the insurance companies to cover long term treatment for Lyme disease.

Overview 

Lyme disease is becoming more prevalent in our area. Quite often, people ignore the symptoms (Fever, aches, flu like symptoms, loss of concentration)  until the disease has progressed to the point of being difficult to treat. People with Lyme are often misdiagnosed as having multiple sclerosis or other diseases. The symptoms and test results are often ambivalent.

You can become infected by the adult tick or the larva of the Lyme tick. The larva is not much larger than the period at the end of this sentence.

There are several things you can do to protect yourself against Lyme. If you can raise Guinea Hens and Chickens, that will go a long way toward reducing the Tick Population. Fencing helps as well as permethrin

"In fact, the state now ranks second in number of reported cases in the nation. "

"MT. GRETNA — Early last summer, Howard Applegate carefully checked his Bedlington terrier, Tori, for ticks after her daily romp in the woods outside his Mt. Gretna home . . . "

MILTON — There are times when the pain is so unbearable, Mary Miley can't move