According to Mayo Clinic, the best way to prevent infection of Lyme disease is by avoiding area where deer ticks live such as bushy areas, areas with long grass or wooded area. One can also reduce the chances of infection when in these areas by taking some simple precautions which include:
Use of insect repellents: A person should apply insect repellent of high concentration, usually of 20% of DEET to their skin. One should apply the repellent carefully as directed. Clothes can also be applied using permethrin or buying pre-treated clothes.
Cover-up: people should wear shoes, long-sleeved shirt, hat, gloves and long pants when they are accessed wooded or grassy areas.
Tick-proofing yards: people should clear bushes and glass where they live …show more content…
Check yourself, children and pets for ticks: after spending time in prone areas with ticks it is important to carefully check whether you, your children or pets have ticks on their skins.
Current Events Concerning the Disease
Currently in many countries there have been developments of laws and policies on the control of Lyme disease. This is as a result of lobbying by Chronic Lyme disease advocacy groups where the laws have blocked the state medical boards from prosecuting physicians for prescribing long-term antibiotic therapy.
It has also been the requirement of the law that state health authority to provide the public with information on Lyme disease from the Infectious Disease Society of America and also International Lyme Associated Disease Society. In some countries, there is a legal requirement that insurance companies should cover Lyme disease treatment. The legislature also passes laws that require resolution asking the CDC, NHI among other federal agencies to research further on the disease and develop preventive efforts such as vaccines (Bellamy). However, politics have also contributed negatively where the government neglects some area with marginalized groups who suffer these diseases and fail to provide relevant resources to deal with the problem. The states has also not been providing information to
Use of insect repellents: A person should apply insect repellent of high concentration, usually of 20% of DEET to their skin. One should apply the repellent carefully as directed. Clothes can also be applied using permethrin or buying pre-treated clothes.
Cover-up: people should wear shoes, long-sleeved shirt, hat, gloves and long pants when they are accessed wooded or grassy areas.
Tick-proofing yards: people should clear bushes and glass where they live …show more content…
Check yourself, children and pets for ticks: after spending time in prone areas with ticks it is important to carefully check whether you, your children or pets have ticks on their skins.
Current Events Concerning the Disease
Currently in many countries there have been developments of laws and policies on the control of Lyme disease. This is as a result of lobbying by Chronic Lyme disease advocacy groups where the laws have blocked the state medical boards from prosecuting physicians for prescribing long-term antibiotic therapy.
It has also been the requirement of the law that state health authority to provide the public with information on Lyme disease from the Infectious Disease Society of America and also International Lyme Associated Disease Society. In some countries, there is a legal requirement that insurance companies should cover Lyme disease treatment. The legislature also passes laws that require resolution asking the CDC, NHI among other federal agencies to research further on the disease and develop preventive efforts such as vaccines (Bellamy). However, politics have also contributed negatively where the government neglects some area with marginalized groups who suffer these diseases and fail to provide relevant resources to deal with the problem. The states has also not been providing information to