August 8, 2007
"Here's a drawing of a spirochete."
Posted by pete at August 8, 2007 8:48 PM
And like the leprechaun, it apparently told Bush to burn things:
President Bush was successfully treated for Lyme disease nearly a year ago, the White House announced today.
The condition had never been revealed until the White House today made public the results of his annual physical exam. They said that he was treated for what they called "early, localized Lyme disease" last August after developing the characteristic bullseye rash, and that it did not recur.
Lyme disease is a common tick-borne infection that if left untreated can cause arthritis and other problems. The president's main form of exercise and recreational activity is mountain biking, which could bring him in contact with ticks.
[...]
"Doctors have determined that the president remains in superior fitness for a man his age -- anybody who's seen him on the bike or out and about certainly knows that -- and that he is fit for duty," Snow said.
We do? Here's a list of some of the late stage neuropsychiatric symptoms of Lyme disease:
- short-term memory loss
- sleep disturbance
- hallucinations
- depersonalization
- neurocognitive impairment (brain fog)
- psychosis
Just saying.
Oh, and "brain fog?"
TeeHee
I had the same thought
Don’t forget the rarely noticed symptom: becoming the shittiest governor and President ever! I like the “depersonalization” symptom myself, though: it’s defined as “the feeling that ‘nothing is real’; there is no or little sense of reality.” Maybe the War in Iraq is just a kickass Xbox 360 game to him!
Miss Hoover: You see, class, my lyme disease turned out to be [spells it on the board] psy-cho-so-mat-ic.
Ralph: Does that mean you’re crazy?
Student 2: No, that means she was faking it.
Miss Hoover: No, actually, it was a little of both.