The pop star Justin Timberlake, 44, who was awarded the Grammy, has recently increased Instagram In order to share his diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis, a bacterial infection that he said is “relentlessly weakening, both mentally and physically. His statement is due to the criticism of fans who had the feeling that he was below average during his youngest world tour.
“When I received the diagnosis for the first time, I was definitely shocked,” said the post office. “But at least I could understand why I feel on stage and in a massive amount of nerve pain or just crazy fatigue or illness.”
Lyme Borreliosis is one Infectious disease caused by Borrelia BurgdorferiA bacterial species that can spread to humans and animals from the bite of a deer slick-even referred to as a black-legged tick, according to the bacteria Mayo clinic.
Experts say, ticks that the bacteria live in most United States live in California, although the incidence of Lyme-Borreliosis is far less common than in the American northeast, in the middle west and in the middle Atlantic. (The disease is named after the city of Lyme, Connecticut, where an outbreak was identified for the first time in the 1970s.)
In California, western black legs are the carriers of the Lyme Borreliosis and are often found in the districts of northern coasts and in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, according to the California Ministry of Public Health.
Between 2013 and 2019 there were 904 new cases of Lyme Borreliosis in the state. During this period, the average rates of Lyme Borreliosis in Santa Cruz (4 cases per 100,000 people), Humboldt (about 3 cases per 100,000 people) and Sonoma Counties (about 2 cases per 100,000 people) were highest.
Lyme Borreliosis is often not diagnosed, “due to the width and migration nature of their symptoms – from headache and tiredness to joint pain, body pain, balance problems, memory loss, myocarditis, anxiety A contribution to X.
Most people recover completely from the disease when they are treated with a two to four-week course of antibiotics. Others have the symptoms of fatigue, body pain or difficulties in thinking Centers for the control and prevention of diseases.
Like a tick-infected bite bite to Lyme Borreliosis
If a bacteria is infected while a tick bites a person or an animal, the bacteria from the mouth of the tick are released into the bloodstream, where it can then spread in the body, so loud Bay Area Lyme Foundation.
When a tick is attached to your skin CDC Recommends you remove it as soon as possible. Contact your health service provider if you have symptoms of the disease.
Symptoms of a Lyme Borreliosis
The reaction of your body to infection varies from person to person, and the symptoms show stadiums. According to the Mayo clinic, some people with Lyme Borreliosis have no symptoms in the early stages of the infection.
Frequent symptoms of Lyme Borreliosis are fever, rash, spoiling facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat and arthritis. These symptoms can occur in stadiums.
During the first stage, This occurs three to 30 days after a tick bite, and one person can develop a circular rash around the place of the bite. The rash can become clear in the middle and resemble a destination or a bull eye.
In this first phase, infected people can experience fever, headache, extreme fatigue, joint stiffness, muscle pain and pain or swollen lymph nodes.
In the second stageThe three to 10 weeks after a bite occurs, the symptoms can escalate. This includes:
- Rashes on other parts of the body
- Neck pain or stiffness
- Muscle weakness on one or both sides of the face
- Activity of the immune system in heart tissue, which causes irregular heartbeats
- Pain that begins from behind and hips and spreads to the legs
- Pain, deafness or weakness in your hands or feet
- Painful swelling in the eye or eyelid fabric
- Activity of the immune system in the eye nerves that cause pain or visual loss
Symptoms in the third stage of the diseaseThe two to 12 months after a tick bite includes arthritis in large joints, especially in the knees. Pain, swelling or stiffness can take long or come and go.
People with longer symptoms of Lyme Borreliosis, which are referred to as Lyme Borreliosis syndrome after treatment, will usually be better over time without additional antibiotics. According to the CDC, however, it can take many months for it to feel completely good.
The cause of longer symptoms is unknown.
Pay attention to the home of a tick that you can protect yourself
Ticks usually occur in outdoor areas with grass, bushes, stones, tree trunks and fallen leaves.
You do not have to avoid these areas, but should wear protective clothing instead to prevent a tick from locking yourself on your skin.
Before you do your outdoor activity Plan to wear long -sleeved shirts and pants. According to the State Public Ministry of Health, your protective clothing on insect preservatives and exposed skin apply.
During your hike, Check and all pets for ticks that may crawl on you. When you see a tick, remove it immediately.
When you return home Check your clothes, your body and scalp for all ticks. Throw the tick -free clothes in the laundry and shower.
If you have found a tick for your clothes, put clothes in a hot dryer for 10 minutes so that the insect kills the insect.
The California Ministry of Public Health recommends that you continue to check your committee for three days for a sign of ticks after you were outside in areas where ticks live.