Boys long road back from Lyme disease – “WAUPUN, Wis. (AP) — A 10-year-old Waupun boy who slipped into a coma after contracting Lyme disease continues to work toward his goal of walking again. The disease had Kaidon Shaw fighting for his life two months ago. Now, Kaidons medical team and family are marking his progress along his road to recovery at American Family Childrens Hospital in Madison. Kaidons condition initially wasnt good. He continued to decline after he was taken to Childrens Hospital and within 12 hours of his arrival was placed on a ventilator… The prevalence of the disease-carrying deer ticks appears to be increasing in Wisconsin… the number of positive ticks significantly increased each year of the study. In 2010, the prevalence of positive ticks from all counties was nearly 22 percent, which increased to 32 percent in 2011, about 41 in 2012 and 51 percent in 2013… Kaidons mother, Lynnae Shaw, urges people to take Lyme diseases seriously.”
Posted on: Sat, 19 Oct 2013 12:06:04 +0000
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