London, UK. 1st May 2018. Campaigners at Parliament highlighted the serious dangers of Lyme Disease from tick bites, calling for public education and for the NHS to abandon useless tests and tackle this killing disease seriously with effective tests and treatments. The danger can be lessened by appropriate clothing on walks through long grass or woods and by prompt and correct removal of ticks attached to skin using a simple device. Credit: Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
London, UK. 1st May 2018. Campaigners at Parliament highlighted the serious dangers of Lyme Disease from tick bites, calling for public education and for the NHS to abandon useless tests and tackle this killing disease seriously with effective tests and treatments. The danger can be lessened by appropriate clothing on walks through long grass or woods and by prompt and correct removal of ticks attached to skin using a simple device. Lyme Disease is often misdiagnosed and leads to extreme fatigue and can proceed to disablement and even premature death. The NHS continues to use an out of date and unreliable while reliable tests are in use in other countries. Unless diagnosed and treated immediately, Lyme disease can take very lengthy treatment, at least 6 weeks of antibiotics, which is often not available on the NHS, and which may not work. The protest was organised by the Chronic Lyme Disease Support Group UK, and included those suffering from the disease which is a hidden epidemic in the UK, with many sitting down at the event and one woman in a wheelchair. Peter Marshall/Alamy Live News
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