The following symptoms were excerpted
from Diagnostic
Hints And Treatment Guidelines For Lyme And Other Tick Borne Illnesses, by
Joseph J. Burrascano Jr., M.D. (Fifteenth Edition 2008). Borrelia
(Borreliosis,
neuroborreliosis; also known as Lyme Disease) Spread
primarily though the bite of infected ticks that live on a wide range of mammalian
species; secondary human-to-human transmission through semen, breast milk, and
possibly in utero Bladder
dysfunction Burning or stabbing sensations Cardiac impairment Change
in bowel function Chest pain Confusion Depression Difficulty thinking
Difficulty with concentration and reading Difficulty with speech, writing
Difficulty finding words; name blocking Disorientation: getting lost, going
to wrong places Disturbed sleep: too much, too little, fractionated, early
awakening Ears/Hearing: buzzing, ringing, ear pain, sound sensitivity
Exaggerated symptoms or worse hangover from alcohol Eyes/Vision: double, blurry,
increased floaters, light sensitivity Facial paralysis (Bell's palsy)
Fatigue, tiredness, poor stamina Forgetfulness Headache Heart block
Heart murmur Heart palpitations Heart valve prolapse Increased motion
sickness Irritability Irritable bladder Joint pain or swelling
Lightheadedness Mood swings Muscle pain or cramps Neck creaks &
cracks Neck stiffness, pain Numbness Pelvic pain Poor attention
Poor balance Poor short-term memory Problem absorbing new information
Pulse skips Rib soreness Sexual dysfunction or loss of libido Shooting
pains Shortness of breath; cough Skin hypersensitivity Sore throat
Stiffness of the joints or back Swollen glands Testicular pain Tingling
Tremor Twitching of the face or other muscles Unavoidable need to
sit or lay down Unexplained breast pain Unexplained fevers, sweats, chills
or flushing Unexplained hair loss Unexplained menstrual irregularity'
Unexplained milk production Unexplained weight loss or gain Upset Stomach
or abdominal pain Vertigo Wooziness
Babesia (Babesiosis)
Babesia is a protozoan spread by ticks, blood transfusion, and in utero. Despite
there being 20+known forms to date, current testing only looks for two of them.
Air hunger Cough Fatigue Fevers Headache Hemolysis Imbalance
without true vertigo Mild encephalopathy Shaking chills Sweats
Bartonella
(Bartonellosis, also
known as cat scratch fever) Spread by bites from infected ticks
and in utero
abnormal liver enzymes encephalopathy endocarditis flu-like malaise
headache hemolysis with anemia hepatomegaly high fever immune
deficiency jaundice lymphadenopathy myalgias myocarditis papular
or angiomatous rash somnolence sore throat splenomegaly weakened
immune response Ehrlichia
(Ehrlichiosis)
Bites from infected ticks
elevated liver enzymes headaches myalgias ongoing fatigue persistent
leukopenia thrombocytopenia This
symptom list is available in PDF format. |