A method and apparatus for addressing a congestion condition in a communication network are disclosed. The fluid chamber is provided with a rim extending around an inner surface of the side wall, the rim partially protruding from the inner surface into the fluid chamber. A practitioner uses the electronic acupuncture device to touch the vital acupuncture points on the patient’s skin based on the patient’s picture. The tunable analog-to-digital converter includes a primary analog-to-digital converter which receives the analog signal and converts the analog signal to a primary digital signal upon receipt of the first enable signal. Thus, the user is permitted to personally balance the tension between exposing a level of information that may render him or her personally identifiable and exposing enough information to obtain meaningful advice andor camaraderie. Also disclosed are the use of the nucleic acid sequences as probes or primers for the detection of organisms causing Lyme disease, relapsing fever, or related disorders, and kits designed to facilitate methods of using the described polypeptides, DNA segments and antibodies.