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Forthright Radio Mary Beth Pfeiffer -LYME: THE FIRST EPIDEMIC OF CLIMATE CHANGE

Mendocino County Public Broadcasting | By Joy LaClaire

Published September 7, 2018 at 9:46 AM PDT

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Author, Mary Beth Pfeiffer

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Black legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, the host of Lyme spirochete.

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Borrelia burgdorferii’s corkscrew shape allows it to penetrate into heart muscle and to cross the blood-brain barrier, as well as other organs. Lyme carditis can be deadly.";

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Ixodes scapularis, the host of the Lyme spirochete, thrives in modern human altered environments and the warming, more humid weather patterns of climate change.

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Tick-borne diseases are on the rise in many parts of the world.

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Although the “bulls eye” rash, erythema migrans, is the only definitive symptom considered diagnostic for Lyme Disease, according to a CDC study of 150,000 cases, it appeared in only 69.2% of patients. What about the other 30%?";s:

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Comparison of sizes during different stages of tick's life cycle.

To hear this interview with Mary Beth Pfeiffer, click on this link: https://forthright.media/2018/09/07/mary-beth-pfeiffer-lyme-the-first-epidemic-of-climate-change/

Over the years, we have interviewed numerous guests on different aspects of Lyme Disease. None of them has gone into such depth, nor been so global in scope, nor addressed so critically and effectively the issues of, not only Lyme Disease, but other tick-borne diseases, of which there are an ever expanding number recognized – but as importantly, investigating the politics and economics of the science and medical guidelines, which have defied logic, common sense, medical ethics or compassion. As you will hear, there are elements of a darker age – some say, An Inquisition, in the current state of governmental, university and medical research, funding and protocols.