INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES (ICD) UPDATED FOR LYME DISEASE.
Although most Lyme Disease Guidelines including NICE failed to recognise Dementia caused by Lyme Disease the World Health Organisation and United Nations do. The ICD codes were recently revised and the ICD11 Report was formally adopted in June 2018 by the United Nations and its implementation will begin in 2019. To view enter Lyme in the search on this link and a drop down will appear https://icd.who.int/browse11/l-m/en#/ ...Tick-borne Diseases Symposium 2018
...Lyme disease NICE guideline. April 2018
A step in the right direction, but more work needs to be done to recognize the true extent that patients with lingering symptoms and other associated chronic tick-borne infections are treated and monitored. A specialist clinic for this purpose is what we at Vis-a-Vis Symposiums are working towards. Education is the key, and we will not rest until all patients are treated with equal importance, whether they are newly infected or have been ill for many years. Lyme disease is only part of the problem.There is, and will be, no excuse in allowing the current situation to continue at a snail’s pace. ...NICE GUIDELINES
NICE DRAFT GUIDELINES – LYME DISEASE...LORD ASTOR RAISES CONCERNS OVER LYME DISEASE DURING QUEEN’S SPEECH DEBATE
Queen’s Speech 29 June 2017 Volume 783 Lord Astor of Hever (Con) My Lords, I want to speak briefly on the specific health issue of Lyme disease, which is a rapidly increasing health risk in the United Kingdom. If Lyme disease is not treated early, it can cause significant illness and devastate affected patients’ lives. This is what life has been like for my daughter, and I declare this personal interest. The full speech is on Hansard :-...HEART PROBLEMS AND TICK BORNE DISEASE
Gone in a Heartbeat: A Physician’s Search for True Healing ‘Dr. Neil Spector, one of the nation’s top oncologists, led a charmed life. He was educated at prestigious universities, trained at top medical centers, and had married the woman of his dreams. It seemed too perfect. And it was. In 1994, it all came crashing down.’ https://www.amazon.com/Gone-Heartbeat-Physicians-Search-Healing/dp/1936946424 Dr Spector had a heart transplant as a result of the effects of Lyme Disease on his heart. It is important to recognise the serious risks to the heart from Tick Borne Diseases Medical Just a selection of published papers on Lyme Carditis but other Tick borne diseases can also cause Cardiac problems. Lyme Carditis An earlier News Item about Dr Spector Cancer Researcher Who Nearly Died of Lyme Discusses the Similarities Between the Two...Awareness publicity at Leicester Racecourse.
Leicester Racecourse is supporting us for the second year running! Grateful thanks goes to the Board for donating a race in our name, and for the accompanying awareness publicity. Naval Warfare owned by Qatar Racing wins our race at Leicester, many congratulations to the team! Invictus, (Ger) owned by Mike and Eileen Newbould wins our second race at Leicester, many congratulations to the...TICK AWARENESS MONTH
Great awareness from Chris Packham – No doubt we all agree that keeping our animals safe, happy, and healthy is as important to us as our own health and welfare. Extra vigilance is needed here in the UK and when travelling abroad, and using suitable tick, flea, and worming products is absolutely crucial and needs prioritization. Regarding the various preventatives and treatment options available, it is vitally important to seek expert veterinarian advice for appropriate protocol use on your particular type of animal and travel destination – healthy animals are happy animals, and it’s our responsibility to keep them that way. We have previously highlighted the concerns to pet travel/ passports http://www.visavissymposiums.org/veterinary/pets/pet-travel/ Thanks goes to The Big Tick Project for all their recent awareness of ticks and tick borne diseases, relevant all the year around not just in the month of May. ‘The Big Tick Project is the largest ever veterinary study of ticks and tick-borne disease in the UK. Explore the site to learn more about the study, the growing problem of tick-borne disease in the UK and what you can do to protect your pets from ticks’ http://www.bigtickproject.co.uk/ The Big Tick Project is calling for change to the pet travel scheme:- ‘There is growing concern over the threat from ticks and tick-borne disease from countries outside of the UK. France, Spain and other popular European holiday destinations are hosts to ticks such as the brown dog tick and to tick borne diseases such as Mediterrean Spotted Fever which are not currently found in the UK. As a result there is potential danger to dogs travelling outside the UK from ticks and tick-borne disease as well as the risk posed by non-native ticks and new diseases...TICK TALK IRELAND CONFERENCE MARCH 12 2017
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