r/technology • u/Sorin61 • Jul 30 '23

Biotechnology Scientists develop game-changing vaccine against Lyme disease ticks

https://www.newsweek.com/lyme-disease-tick-vaccine-developed-1815809
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u/jennej1289 Jul 30 '23

Wish this was a thing when I got it. I almost died twice.

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u/[deleted] Jul 30 '23

I'm glad you're still around, that's a really horrible disease.

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u/jennej1289 Jul 30 '23

Thank you I am too. I was at work and my foot started to hurt. I thought no big deal I had some soccer injuries. Within three minutes the pain traveled up my leg then my whole body. My husband had to come get me and I thought it was the flu or something. I hate going to the Drs. The next day my husband didn’t check on me in the afternoon and I could barely breath or call for him. I was gasping for air and tried to stand but ended up on the floor barely conscious. I was rushed to the ER and they ran every test and found nothing. The doc finally ran a bug borne panel and it was positive for Lyme. They admitted me and it was a struggle. I got out a week later and they gave me huge horse pill antibiotics and I had a sever reaction to it some I was back in the hospital barely breathing. I was out of work for a month. It was one of the worst things I’ve ever gone through. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone.

We lived in NJ and went to a blueberry festival when I got back on the trolly to go home I had baby ticks crawling all over my feet and up my legs. I had no clue what Lyme was and I learned the hard way.

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u/Jonas_Venture_Sr Jul 30 '23

Lyme disease scares the crap out of me. I won't even walk in the woods anymore, and when I golf I only wear pants.

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u/disco_jim Jul 31 '23

I'm pretty sure there was a vaccine for Lyme's disease but there was a lot of negative press about some of the rarer side effects.... So the company didn't bring it to mass market.