Scientists develop game-changing vaccine against Lyme disease ticks::Researchers have developed a way to vaccinate people such that the ticks that cause Lyme disease cannot be colonized by the bacteria that cause the disease.

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    ITT: People who didn’t read the article and realize this is a vaccine they inject the ticks with and is more about proving how the disease works in the ticks gut biome than any human trials. We’ve had human vaccines for many years, but they were pulled from the market. Yet dogs can get a vaccine today.

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      No dog also gets a pill every months and it makes her blood toxic to tics so we just pull dead tics off her. They die before they can regurgitate and get the dog sick.

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        Both exist. The vaccine is different from the Frontline/nexgard treatments.

        They can still get a Lyme vaccine.

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      Drives me fucking mad. I’m convinced that a lot of articles just read other news outlets articles and regurgitate it.

      There’s almost never source material cited. I agree, should be illegal.

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    Please just let me go to my local CVS and get this. I’ve considered trying to trick a vet into giving me the one they give dogs (that was originally developed and used for humans but taken off the market for total bullshit reasons) but easier said than done.

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      I’ve considered trying to trick a vet into giving me the one they give dogs (that was originally developed and used for humans but taken off the market for total bullshit reasons) but easier said than done.

      “My dog is very sensitive, please set the syringe here…”

      “Sir, this is your own arm.”

      “Whaaaatt?! Really?!! Hahahaha, how could that happen hahahh. Now do it.”

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    For those that spend a lot of time outdoors this is a good thing. I know if at least one influencer that almost died due to Lyme desease. She just released av update video on it.

    https://youtu.be/tCYpw9cnD7Y

    I definitely worry about it but love being out in the woods. Sounds like a good option to me.

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    This feels oddly fake. No journal of that name, nothing on INRAE (the research institute claimed to have published this). AI generated news? I wouldn’t doubt it. I know that Chat-GPT is very good at making fake scientific summaries (complete with fake references using real names in the field) why not fake science news? Also, the vaccine is for the tick… Not for us to use against the tick. For the tick…

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    Lyme vaccines for veterinary use have been around for ages. Why has it taken so long for human Lyme vaccines?

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    This makes no sense… by the way vaccines for Lyme have been around for 10yrs. This doesn’t make sense unless you can mass vaccinate ticks.

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    The ticks were horrible last year for me, even had to be treated for Lyme disease. Glad they’re making progress on this.

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    Going through Lyme right now, it sucks. It’s not the worst I have felt, but the duration is very annoying. I can’t properly workout and walk my dog as often because of muscle aches.

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    2 days ago we pulled 12 ticks off our son and 34 off our dog after a forest walk. My brother in law got a bullseye last week and is being treated for to. This would change everything!!!

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    This L4sBot reposts way too much old content from Reddit. Do we really just want to populate Lemmy with old content? It’s really killing this sub for me.

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    I don’t care if this is don’t peer reviewed yet or not.

    This is HUGE in terms of future potential.

    Within our lifetime we will have so many advances in terms of vaccines and drugs to prevent mass debilitating and death diseases, due to new technologies available.

    Woo! Let’s go science?

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    Let’s be real here. Do we really need a vaccine for this? An estimated 200k people get this per year. It is almost never fatal. People can go years without even knowing or being diagnosed with Lyme disease.

    I am not anti-vax, but A LOT of people clearly are. Maybe we should spend more time focusing on treatment or symptom reduction for those afflicted than vaccines and prevention for all people over non life threatening diseases.

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        Not for all ailments, but for this yes.

        I recommend checking out the CDC information or numerous other studies on Lyme disease and taking your own position rather than blindly excepting a random article on social media as truth and the only acceptable opinion.

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          Detection and treatment of Lyme is notoriously difficult. Why would you not prefer a preventive solution?

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          I suggest you read the research papers on Lyme and form your own decision too. The CDC is hardly comprehensive.

          Like the fact that the infection can actually remain dormant and undetectable in people for long periods of time.

          I’m also pretty sure the estimates on number of people who get Lyme per year vary wildly depending on who you want to believe.

          Actually here is the cdc saying 476k

          https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/stats/humancases.html#:~:text=Q%3A CDC also states that,is this number so different%3F

          Anyways. Lyme is a tricky one because not everyone has a reaction and it’s impossible to say how many people are carrying it dormant.

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          I see the points you’re making.

          I still disagree with your position.

          If the vast majority of people also disagree with you, would you still hold your position on this?

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          The fact that they put effort into making a vaccine makes it pretty clear what the medical community’s position is.

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            People often forget what the medical research and medical authorities say are not always the same.

            See heart disease for another one of these fun ones.

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      If we can prevent a disease with very little chance of minor side effects, then yes, we should prevent the disease. Lyme disease really fucked up a lot of people’s lives.

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      This is an idiotic argument. Lyme disease can cause extensive and chronic suffering. A cold is rarely fatal, but if you were going to live for a year with one, you’d probably be miserable.

      Anything that can make a positive change in our lives should be regarded as exactly that. Yes, there are other problems out there, but sometimes we need to invest into smaller ones to better how we are able to deal with the larger ones. Disease research and study is a perfect example of this, as better understanding builds a pathway to future successes.

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      From the Wikipedia page:

      If untreated, symptoms may include loss of the ability to move one or both sides of the face, joint pains, severe headaches with neck stiffness or heart palpitations. Months to years later, repeated episodes of joint pain and swelling may occur. Occasionally, shooting pains or tingling in the arms and legs may develop. Despite appropriate treatment, about 10 to 20% of those affected develop joint pains, memory problems, and tiredness for at least six months.

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      This is the dumbest opinion I’ve read in a while. I know three people with Lyme disease. One of them is a kid whose face drops on one side if they get too tired. And they are tired all the time because of having Lyme disease.

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      My wife has suffered from post Lyme disease effects for the last decade. Yes we need a vaccine for this.

      We’re kinda past the point where ONLY lethal diseases need to be prevented, yeah?

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      Just because it probably won’t kill you doesn’t mean it doesn’t lead to debilitating health issues, which we could solve for if we simply vaccinate against it. Let the anti-vaxxers take their lives in to their own hands, but don’t stop medical advancement because of them, for fucks sake.

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      This comment ignores that not all vaccines are prophylactic. Often times a vaccine can be administered after infection to cure or suppress symptoms of the disease. Rabies vaccine is exactly this. This comment is unhinged levels of not understanding the importance of this scientific achievement.

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      This vaccine may not even be used on humans. It could also be used on other hosts of ticks and may lead to a potential future where the disease gets eradicated.

      It’s always easy to say it’s not important until you’re affected yourself.

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      As someone who plays the check all my skin game when I go outside and pull off at least 4 nymphs… yes

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      Yes. Some people who get it really suffer.

      Also, if the accountants and bean counters at the pharma company think they can make enough money to recover costs, maybe they know more about the demand and importance than us. Just a thought.

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      For those that spend a lot of time outdoors this is a good thing. I know if at least one influencer that almost died due to Lyme desease. She just released av update video on it.

      https://youtu.be/tCYpw9cnD7Y

      I definitely worry about it but love being out in the woods. Sounds like a good option to me.

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      For those that spend a lot of time outdoors this is a good thing. I know if at least one influencer that almost died due to Lyme desease. She just released av update video on it.

      https://youtu.be/tCYpw9cnD7Y

      I definitely worry about it but love being out in the woods. Sounds like a good option to me.