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http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/borreliavaccin-pa-gang-i-sverige_6323908.svd
Swedish to English translation
Lyme disease vaccine under way in Sweden
PHOTO: SCANPIX
July 15, 2011 at 21:10, Updated: 16 July 2011 at 09:50
The ticks spread in Sweden and is also more. Many vaccinated against TBE. But against the most common tick disease Lyme disease, there is no vaccine - yet. It can become a reality in 2016, according to a pharmaceutical company.
At tick the bus, parked in Orminge center outside Stockholm, coiled long line waiting for the vaccine syringe. Family Bear Hill are among those who take the opportunity to reduce the risk of being affected by TBE virus, which can cause meningitis.
-There seems to be so much one can suffer, so it was time now, says Cissi Bj?rn Kull.
The ticks have become more and they have spread along the Norrland coast. It does not necessarily mean that tbe-ticks also have been there. However, the risk of Lyme disease, says Marika Hjerteblomsten Qvist, epidemiologist in the Infectious Diseases Institute.
The article continues ...
-Where there are ticks, there is Lyme disease. And where there is a lot of Lyme disease is 20 percent of ticks infected.
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE
Itching or numbness in the affected area.
Redness around the bite usually appears after 1-4 weeks and will be at least 5 centimeters in diameter.
A purplish lump, usually in the ear lobe or a nipple.
Flat lesions are pale purple, usually on the arms or legs.
Headache, fatigue and fever.
Pain in muscles, joints and neck.
Source: Health Care Guide
Of the tick-borne diseases is so far only tbe that it is possible to vaccinate against. But according to Rolf Gustafsson, associate professor of infectious diseases and medical director of the pharmaceutical company Baxter, it may already be in a few years a vaccine against Lyme disease.
-We are at the end of phase two, where we examine the possible side effects. The next step is phase three, where we will check thousands of people. They talk about being able to have a vaccine ready in 2016 if all goes well. It looks promising.
The vaccine developed in Sweden and the United States and, according to Gustafsson is the target the vaccine to cover all types of Lyme disease, especially the more severe forms.
-Borrelia bacterium is like a big family with about 20 members, and it is perhaps only four of them that make us humans sick. The vaccine should protect against the most severe forms, they only give a rash may not be as important even if they are counted, says Rolf Gustavsson.
Swedish to English translation
Lyme disease vaccine under way in Sweden
PHOTO: SCANPIX
July 15, 2011 at 21:10, Updated: 16 July 2011 at 09:50
The ticks spread in Sweden and is also more. Many vaccinated against TBE. But against the most common tick disease Lyme disease, there is no vaccine - yet. It can become a reality in 2016, according to a pharmaceutical company.
At tick the bus, parked in Orminge center outside Stockholm, coiled long line waiting for the vaccine syringe. Family Bear Hill are among those who take the opportunity to reduce the risk of being affected by TBE virus, which can cause meningitis.
-There seems to be so much one can suffer, so it was time now, says Cissi Bj?rn Kull.
The ticks have become more and they have spread along the Norrland coast. It does not necessarily mean that tbe-ticks also have been there. However, the risk of Lyme disease, says Marika Hjerteblomsten Qvist, epidemiologist in the Infectious Diseases Institute.
The article continues ...
-Where there are ticks, there is Lyme disease. And where there is a lot of Lyme disease is 20 percent of ticks infected.
COMMON SYMPTOMS OF LYME DISEASE
Itching or numbness in the affected area.
Redness around the bite usually appears after 1-4 weeks and will be at least 5 centimeters in diameter.
A purplish lump, usually in the ear lobe or a nipple.
Flat lesions are pale purple, usually on the arms or legs.
Headache, fatigue and fever.
Pain in muscles, joints and neck.
Source: Health Care Guide
Of the tick-borne diseases is so far only tbe that it is possible to vaccinate against. But according to Rolf Gustafsson, associate professor of infectious diseases and medical director of the pharmaceutical company Baxter, it may already be in a few years a vaccine against Lyme disease.
-We are at the end of phase two, where we examine the possible side effects. The next step is phase three, where we will check thousands of people. They talk about being able to have a vaccine ready in 2016 if all goes well. It looks promising.
The vaccine developed in Sweden and the United States and, according to Gustafsson is the target the vaccine to cover all types of Lyme disease, especially the more severe forms.
-Borrelia bacterium is like a big family with about 20 members, and it is perhaps only four of them that make us humans sick. The vaccine should protect against the most severe forms, they only give a rash may not be as important even if they are counted, says Rolf Gustavsson.