And now to the conclusion of the course all about Lyme disease from diagnosis to treatment and prevention. I will conclude by summarizing the significance of studying one disease, the background knowledge on the illness, and by looking at the purpose of the course started with the question why Lyme disease while the significance of life diseases based on the fact that disease is the fastest growing pig in the United States with an increase in both expenses and distribution around the country, it also has a high morbidity rate. That is, those who are infected have a higher chance of getting sick without Practice or other physical manifestations of the disease. Finally, a reminder vaccine currently available in the market mainly due to the challenges of immunity, lack of protein antigens are constantly able to evade the immune system. There is also the issue of reported cyber defense vaccine that was released by one what is commonly known as GlaxoSmithKline company, which was called bang licks.
This vaccine was introduced in the 90s did the market soon after because of those side effects. This goes over the background Knowledge, the disease, clinical manifestations in the form of signs and symptoms of Lyme disease was also presented, a description of the life cycle characteristics are provided. Finally, the course highlight changes during the transmission between the master and the host. And also vice versa, changes within the bacteria found that they cause getting into. Now, the main goal of the course was to provide details keeping in mind that the clinical history may play a big role in that notice Usually when the editing of migrants or what is usually known as the bullseye rash is not present. And that according to the CDC, the laboratory diagnosis is confirmed with a two step process.
In the course antibiotic treatment was mentioned keeping in mind that some cases may become chronic due to to a possible autoimmune reaction. And finally, prevention methods are discussed, from avoiding contact with the tape to remove the side advice and challenges of making a vaccine that is effective and with less side effects. This concludes the course on Lyme disease.