Lyme Disease test panel
Fully validated and accredited testing by Arminlabs
ArminLabs is the foremost laboratory in Europe for Lyme Disease and Co-infection testing, and a trusted and long-standing partner of the Academy of Nutritional Medicine (AONM).
Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease involving multiple body systems. It's caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi which may be transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected tick. There are three main stages to the disease:
Stage I: Early disease
Symptoms include an erythema migrans rash, flu-like symptoms, joint/muscle pain, swollen lymph glands, and fatigue.
Stage II: Early disseminated disease
Untreated Lyme may spread, causing inflammation (joint pain/swelling), neurological issues (tingling, memory problems), and cardiac problems (myocarditis, heart rhythm issues).
Stage III: Late disseminated disease
Later stages may feature large-joint oligoarthritis, encephalopathy, peripheral polyneuropathy, and even seizures.
Overlapping symptoms between stages are possible.
The tests explained
BORRELIA ELISPOT
- The Borrelia EliSpot is remarkably precise, detecting even one reactive T-cell, with a sensitivity rate as low as one in 100,000 cells. It's between 20 to 200 times more sensitive than a regular ELISA test.
*T-cell - A type of white blood cell critical for immune response, recognising and destroying infected or abnormal cells in the body.
*ELISA - Detects antibodies or antigens in a sample, indicating presence of specific substances.
Tickplex Basic IgG/IgM
- Tickplex Basic checks for Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease.
- Borrelia can change from a corkscrew structure to a circular form in response to unfavourable environmental conditions. As a result, Borrelia is able to avoid detection from the patient's immune system.
- This is the only tick-borne disease test in the world that can test for different species of Borrelia's corkscrew structures (or spirochetes) and its circular forms (or persistent form).
Ref: https://www.tezted.com/