Ki maladi Lyme, e èske li ka geri?

Mwa ete yo souvan yon premye tan pou aktivite deyò, men nan mitan lòt maladi tanperati cho-tankou solèy ak pinèz-li la tou yon tan nan ki ou ka nan yon risk ogmante pou maladi Lyme.

Jodi a, maladi tikè sa a se byen komen: Yon 2022 meta-analiz nan BMJ Global Health estime ke 14.5% nan popilasyon mondyal la te enfekte ak Lyme nan kèk pwen nan lavi yo.

Men sa ki konnen sou kondisyon an, ki jan li nan dyagnostike ak si gen nan yon gerizon.

Ki maladi Lyme?

Maladi Lyme se yon maladi enfektye ki gaye pa mòde nan tik ki enfekte nwa (ke yo rele tou tikè) ki pote bakteri burgdorferi, eksplike Harvey Kaufman, MD, direktè medikal ansyen nan Medikal Informatik nan Quest dyagnostik. "Li pi souvan rive maladi vektè-fèt nan Etazini yo," li te di.

Nan ane 1970 yo, chèchè yo te kòmanse etidye yon gwoup sentòm maladi ki te detekte nan Lyme, Connecticut. Okòmansman, yo te refere yo bay gwoup sentòm yo kòm atrit Lyme, ak Lè sa a, an 1979, chanje non li maladi Lyme.

Jodi a, alantou 476,000 moun nan peyi Etazini jwenn maladi Lyme chak ane, dapre Sant pou Kontwòl ak Prevansyon Maladi (CDC).

Kontinye li atik la konplè ekri pa Angela Haupt isit la.

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Angela Haupt

Angela Haupt is the former Managing Editor of Health at U.S. News. She's written for The Washington Post, USA Today, Women's Health magazine and Newsday.

Angela helped launch U.S. News' annual Best Diets rankings in 2011 and has since discussed the project on an array of local and national media programs, including "Good Morning America” and “Doctor Radio” on SiriusXM, and with NPR, Today.com, WTOP and numerous other outlets.

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