{"id":14869,"date":"2019-04-14T11:53:20","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T09:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erweiterte-medizin.de\/lyme-borreliosis\/"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:27:41","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:27:41","slug":"lyme-borreliosis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.erweiterte-medizin.de\/en\/therapies\/lyme-borreliosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyme Borreliosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Total body hyperthermia in cases of chronic borreliosis<\/h1>\n

Total body hyperthermia in cases of borreliosis \u2013 deadly heat for the Borrelia bacterium.<\/p>\n

\"chronicBorreliosis is an infectious disease which is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and may be transmitted by a bite or sting from ticks, horseflies or mosquitoes.
\nThis awkward, often difficult to diagnose disease is transmitted in our latitudes almost exclusively by a type of tick known as the deer tick (in rare cases also by mosquitoes or horseflies).
\nBorreliosis (also called Lyme disease or by other names in subcategories thereof) is a multisystemic infectious disease which can attack any organ, the human nervous system, the joints and various tissues.<\/p>\n

Unlike the viral infection tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), there is no vaccination against infection with the Borrelia bacterium.
\nDepending on weather conditions, most infections occur between March and October.
\nIn Germany there is a marked North-South divide in terms of the risk of infection and transmission of the bacteria strains carried by the deer tick: Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia in the narrow definition, Borrelia garnii, Borrelia afzelii and Borellia spielmanii.
\nIn the North German states, only 6% to 10% of ticks are infected with Borrelia bacteria, whereas in the middle and south of the country, these rates can be as high as 50%.
\nUnfortunately, it often happens that a case of borreliosis is not recognised as such for years after infection by the tick, after many other diagnoses have been suggested, so valuable time for initiating effective therapy is lost.<\/p>\n

Progression of a borreliosis infection<\/h2>\n

\"ProgressionA few days after the tick bite, a reddened ring often appears on the skin surrounding the original wound, this is called “erythema migrans”.
\nIn the first stage, infection with the Borrelia bacteria is still treatable with antibiotics because the spyrochaetes are still in the blood and readily accessible to antibiotics.<\/p>\n

But since the expanding red patch does not always appear, and the first stage is often missed, in the subsequent stages the bacteria retreat to the cooler peripheral tissues such as the joint capsules and ligaments, where they may cause spontaneous ruptures and other damage.
\nEvident physical reactions such as fatigue, headaches, cardiac arrhythmia and fever are often interpreted as “the flu” by patients.
\nSo the correct diagnosis of borreliosis is not made.<\/p>\n

If borreliosis progresses to this chronic stage, patients can often expect a long ordeal before they receive medical relief, because there is often no trace of an acute bacterial infection in the bloodstream, and the bacteria, which have withdrawn into the cells, are difficult to reach with antibiotics.
\nMoreover, the Borreliosis bacteria can imitate many different clinical pictures, which only makes diagnosis harder.<\/p>\n

The borreliosis infection develops very slowly in the body, and it is often several months or years before the patient feels certain manifestations of Lyme disease.
\nVarious organs, such as the skin, the nervous system and joints are attacked by the Borreliosis bacteria.<\/p>\n

Borreliosis is divided into three stages:<\/h3>\n