Or...Search this site Home Symptoms Live Discussion Diagnosis Treatment Area Support Library Research Lymelinks Contact Pets & Lyme DONATIONS Drug Info Medical Dictionary Board of Directors      Click on the graphic to vote for this site as a Starting Point Hot Site. -- No Warranties or Representations The data and information presented in this web site are presented in good faith and believed to be accurate. Any and all liability for the content or any omissions including any inaccuracies, errors, or misstatements in such data or information is expressly disclaimed. The web site is compiled for the sole purpose of informing community members of resources and information pertaining to Lyme Borreliosis Disease and its coinfections. The Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation, Directors and members are not liable for any direct or indirect damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from this website. Consult a qualified Lyme ( Borreliosis ) Disease literate doctor for medical advice if Lyme Disease is suspect. en français For Physicians Ticks Coinfections Prevention Our Stories Click Here to order our free Lyme Disease Flyer,    Here for our free Lyme Disease Poster ..documents may be copied (to distribute) but edit only for alignment. As seen on Channel Nine News Lyme Disease Serum in the Works By: Marcie Fraser Urban sprawl is forcing deer to smaller areas of forest land, making them closer to man and increasing the risk of contracting Lyme disease. Dr. Timothy Sellati from Albany Medical College is working on a serum therapy for treating lyme disease. He found that mice with severe lyme arthritis had deficient receptors on white blood cells. Introducing these receptors to infected individuals may lessen the side effects of Lyme disease. Ten percent of humans infected with Lyme will not have any side effects or need treatment, 80 percent will have the typical side effects, muscle aches, joint pain and flu-like symptoms. They are cured with antibiotics. Unfortunately, 10 percent of the population do not respond to treatment at all. Dr. Sellati said, "If they receive appropriate antibiotic treatments and yet they progress to the more chronic debilitating stages of lyme disease. Typically affecting the joints, the heart and the central nervous system. " There is no proof that anyone has ever died from lyme disease, but the sooner you get treated the better. Symptoms, even severe symptoms, can show up rather quickly. Dr. Sellati said, "In severe cases, within three to six weeks people will begin the development of joint pain. They can develop what's called atrioventricular, av heart block, because bacteria takes up residence in the heart muscle." Diagnosis is made with a two tier blood test, called an elisa and a western blot. If you think you may have lyme disease, contact your doctor for a test.