Medical explanations of bewitchment – Lyme disease
M.M. Drymon has proposed that Lyme disease was responsible for witches and witch affliction, finding that many of the afflicted in Salem and elsewhere lived in areas that were tick-risky, had a variety of red marks and rashes that looked like bite marks on their skin, and suffered from.
M.M. Drymon has proposed that Lyme disease was responsible for witches and witch affliction, finding that many of the afflicted in Salem and elsewhere lived in areas that were tick-risky, had a variety of red marks and rashes that looked like bite marks on their skin, and suffered from neurological and arthritic symptoms.
* Drymon, M.M. ''Disguised as the Devil: How Lyme Disease Created witches and Changed History''. Wythe Avenue Press, 2008.ISBN 978-0615200613.
Adapted from the Wikipedia article Medical explanations of bewitchment, under the G. N. U. Free Documentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
If you enjoyed this article, please consider sharing it!
Related Articles
Of the 36 known species of ”Borrelia”, 12 of these species are known to cause Lyme disease or borreliosis and are transmitted by ticks. Th...
Due to its universal and high level expression outer surface protein A (OspA) was the natural focus of early vaccine development efforts. An OspA base...
Lyme disease is caused by Gram-negative spirochetal bacteria from the genus ”Borrelia”. At least 11 ”Borrelia” species have be...
For early cases, prompt treatment is usually curative. However, the severity and treatment of Lyme disease may be complicated due to late diagnosis, f...
Ecology Urbanization and other anthropogenic factors can be implicated in the spread of Lyme disease to humans. In many areas, expansion of suburban n...Related Articles
Of the 36 known species of ”Borrelia”, 12 of these species are known to cause Lyme disease or borreliosis and are transmitted by ticks. Th...Due to its universal and high level expression outer surface protein A (OspA) was the natural focus of early vaccine development efforts. An OspA base...Lyme disease is caused by Gram-negative spirochetal bacteria from the genus ”Borrelia”. At least 11 ”Borrelia” species have be...
Northern hemisphere temperate regions are most endemic for Lyme disease. Africa In Northern Africa ”B. burgdorferi sensu lato” has been id...For early cases, prompt treatment is usually curative. However, the severity and treatment of Lyme disease may be complicated due to late diagnosis, f...Related Videos
Sorry folks, I blub in this one, like a fool. Feeling great at the moment, and great Breakspear visit, but upsetting news about Dr D....
Swollen lymph node and bartonella rash?...
I had a good and bad week. I became ill with a nasty virus, and then had a sudden painful attack, caused by I know...