Description
Do not worry unnecessarily if you find a tick on yourself or your child. Get tested in your home with the Lyme disease rapid test! Remember, the sooner a possible Lyme disease infection is detected, the sooner medical treatment can be started to avoid more serious or misleading symptoms!
When should you have a Lyme disease test?
Lyme disease testing is recommended between 2 and 4 weeks from the date of the tick bite, or if a circular red lesion is seen on the tick bite. Infection only develops in 1-2% of cases, but if the test is positive (i.e. shows IgM antibodies) it indicates an existing infection and requires immediate treatment!
How does the Lyme disease test work?
In the case of tick-borne Lyme disease, the immune system defends itself by producing antibodies. The antibodies circulate in the blood and bind the bacteria. The Lyme disease rapid test detects a certain group of antibodies (IgM: immunoglobulin M) as early as the first 2-4 weeks of infection, and can therefore detect the presence of the bacteria. In case of infection, antibiotic treatment is necessary and the diagnosis should always be confirmed by a doctor.
How is this Lyme disease test different from others on the market?
This is a home Lyme disease test to test yourself and NOT the tick you picked up!
Who should get a Lyme disease test?
- for people who have been found to have a tick inside them,
- for people who have developed a reddening of the skin at the site of the tick bite following a tick bite,
- for people with symptoms suggestive of Lyme disease
One of the big dangers of Lyme disease is that its symptoms can often be linked to other diseases. If the disease is not recognised and treated in time, more serious symptoms can develop.
What are the symptoms of Lyme disease?
- fatigue
- headache
- joint complaints
- flu-like symptoms
- lymph node swelling
- A circular (cocoon-shaped) redness may appear at the site of the tick bite. The absence of a skin reaction does not completely rule out Lyme disease infection. The disappearance of a Lyme spot does not necessarily mean that the body is cured.
If the patient is not treated (even for years), more serious complaints can occur, such as:
- nerve paralysis problems
- neuropathies
- severe muscle weakness
- memory decay
- heart rhythm disturbance
- sleepiness
- vision, hearing, balance problems
- depression
- weight loss
About ticks:
The tick lives in temperate climate zones, undergrowth and forested areas. A spider-like, blood-sucking parasite that can be dangerous to humans and animals alike. Several species are known. Some ticks jump on the target from above, from trees or bushes, while others climb up from below, from undergrowth. Not all tick bites cause infection.
What diseases can ticks cause?
- Lyme borreliosis (Lyme disease, there is no vaccine to prevent it)
- Tular encephalitis (viral encephalitis and meningitis, preventable by vaccination)
- Babesiosis (dog malaria)
- TIBOLA
- And also about. 50 other diseases they can cause
Ticks can be infected with the Lyme disease-causing bacterium Borrelia, which is transmitted from animals to humans through bites. Borrelia bacteria attacks the nervous system and can lead to a variety of serious neurological disorders. The infection can also cause skin lesions and joint inflammation. After 3-10 days, or in some cases several weeks, from the tick bite, inflammation and redness around the bite may occur, possibly accompanied by fever.
The Lyme disease test allows the detection of specific antibodies 2-4 weeks after the suspected tick bite, and is therefore suitable for detecting possible Borrelia infection. In case of infection, antibiotic treatment is necessary!
What is included in the Lyme disease test?
A doboz a teszt elvégzéséhez szükséges eszközöket tartalmazza, mint:
1 db lezárt alumínium tasak, benne:
- 1 db tesztkazetta
- 1 db műanyag pipetta
- 1 db páraelszívó párna
A dobozban található még:
- 1 sterile finger pricker for blood collection
- 1 db 1 ml puffer oldatot tartalmazó cseppentő fiola
- 1 db használati utasítás
- 1 alcohol wipe
The Lyme disease rapid test is CE certified!
FIGYELEM: Az alumínium tasakot csak akkor nyissa fel, ha mindent előkészített a teszt elvégzéséhez! A páraelszívó párna nem vesz részt a tesztelési folyamatban.
How to take the Lyme disease test?
- Mosson kezet szappannal, és öblítse le tiszta vízzel!
2. Tear open the protective packaging (at the incision) and remove the test and pipette, then discard both the aluminium and vapour extraction bags.
3. Push the small orange safety tab on the spear towards the inside of the spear until you hear a click, indicating that the device is activated.
4. Remove the orange safety tab with a twisting motion
5. Clean one of your fingertips with an alcohol swab. Masszírozza az ujjbegyét lefelé, hogy megteljen vérrel.
6. Press the spear firmly against the cleaned fingertip as shown. Nyomja meg a kioldó gombot.
7. The tip of the spear automatically and safely springs back into place after the stab. Ne használja fel többször a lándzsát!
8. Massage the pricked fingertip until the blood comes out.
9. Hold the pipette up to the blood drop and draw blood up to the line marked inside the pipette. Do not squeeze the end of the pipette while doing this! Ha nem éri el a vér a jelzést, masszírozza újra az ujjbegyét, hogy még egy kis mintát nyerjen. As far as possible, try to avoid air bubbles
10. Drop the blood sample by squeezing the pipette into the round sample collection window of the test cassette as shown in the figure.
11. Wait until the blood is absorbed from the sample window, then drop 4-5 drops from the vial containing the buffer solution into the same vial. Hagyja a tesztkazettát vízszintesen és ne mozgassa azt.
12. Read the result between 10 and 15 minutes. Ne értékelje a tesztet 10 percen belül és 15 perc eltelte után!
Evaluation of the result
A megjelenő csíkok színintenzitása nem befolyásolja az eredményt!
Negatív eredmény
Csak egy csík jelenik meg a kontrollfelületen, a C jelzés alatt. This result means that no antibody against the Borellia bacterium that causes Lyme disease can be detected in the blood sample.
Pozitív eredmény
Két csík jelenik meg a kontrollfelületen: a T és a C jelzések alatt (nem számít, ha az egyik halványabb, mint a másik). This result means that antibodies against the Borellia bacterium, which causes Lyme disease, can be detected in blood samples. If the result is positive, see your doctor!
Érvénytelen eredmény
Érvénytelen eredménynek számít, ha egyetlen csík sem jelenik meg a kontrollfelületen, illetve, ha csak a T jelzés alatt látható elszíneződött csík. Mindkét esetben értékelhetetlen a teszt, javasolt egy új gyorsteszttel megismételni a vizsgálatot.
Do not worry unnecessarily if you find a tick on yourself or your child. Get tested in your home with the Lyme disease rapid test! Remember, the sooner a possible Lyme disease infection is detected, the sooner medical treatment can be started to avoid more serious or misleading symptoms!
