tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post4870351478675264432..comments2023-12-19T06:54:20.572-05:00Comments on Answer Girl: I don't know why humans don't get vaccinated against Lyme disease.Ellen Clair Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14944288413332520719noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-60968039061345248462009-07-24T08:49:56.049-04:002009-07-24T08:49:56.049-04:00In response to Norby: I know A LOT of people who&#...In response to Norby: I know A LOT of people who've gotten Lyme disease. Granted, I live in CT, where it started, but it's hard to find those little suckers since they're so damn small. On my 40th birthday, I was tested for Lyme disease and while the test came up negative, there are a lot of false negatives, I ended up taking horse pill sized antibiotics for three weeks "just in case."Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-50655415123027932302009-07-24T02:52:53.701-04:002009-07-24T02:52:53.701-04:00I had Lyme disease and it took German doctors almo...I had Lyme disease and it took German doctors almost a year to figure it out. It wasn't pretty and I'd sure as hell get vaccinated, if possible.<br />SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-88363765112793913972009-07-23T22:18:07.757-04:002009-07-23T22:18:07.757-04:00It's much more likely that a dog is going to g...It's much more likely that a dog is going to get a tick than a human is, and ideally, humans should be intelligent enough to know that they should check themselves for parasites after spending time outside. Dogs can't, it's up to their owners to do it, and that rarely happens, plus it's easy to miss ticks on an animal.<br /><br />It's always much more difficult to get vaccines and meds for humans-the testing and approval procedures are more complicated and long term and naturally, human testing is extremely regulated.norbynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7778441.post-35827449619445066442009-07-23T09:35:13.725-04:002009-07-23T09:35:13.725-04:00Have you ever read Amy Tan's book Opposite of ...Have you ever read Amy Tan's book Opposite of Fate? She talks in that about her bout of Lyme disease and how it went untreated and undiagnosed for ages, with awful results.<br /><br />We're very aware of Lyme disease here in CT, and since we just saw a couple deer in the back yard a few weeks ago, we always check for ticks.Karen Olsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05867709664100997228noreply@blogger.com