EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine

The treatment of Tick Borne Diseases is often difficult. This is due to the fact Tick Related Infections are multi-pathogenic events. The presence of Pre-existing Non-Tick Borne Infectious and Non-Infectious Conditions further complicate matters because Tick Borne Diseases by themselves can bring about immune dysfunction. The presence of pre-existing Non-Tick Borne Infectious and Non Infectious Conditions are responsible for a pre-existing immune system that is already under stress. There are statistically significant gender differences in the occurrence of Tick Borne Diseases, and Non-Tick Borne Non-Infectious Disease States in which females have a statistically significant higher incidence of these disease states than do males. Physicians treating patients for Tick Borne Pathogens, therefore must also take note of the presence of additional pre-existing Non-Tick Borne Infectious and Non-Infectious Disease Conditions in order to successfully treat patients who have additionally acquired Tick Borne Infections via the bite of a tick.

Keywords: Tick Borne Infections; Non-Tick Borne Infectious; Lyme Disease

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