The number of Lyme disease cases diagnosed in the US every year is around 300,000, according to new figures released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This number is about 10 times higher than the number officially reported. CDC officials presented their new preliminary...
Early diagnosis is critical in treating Lyme disease. However, nearly one quarter of Lyme disease patients are initially misdiagnosed because currently available serological tests have poor sensitivity and specificity during the early stages of infection. Misdiagnosed patients may go untreated...
In probably the grossest news we've heard this week, new research shows that the lone star tick may be causing a rash of meat allergies in the central and southern regions of the U.S. Typically, ticks are dreaded for their ability to spread Lyme disease, but now researchers now think that...
Mitt Romney has gone in all kinds of directions when asked about his position on health care, but we weren't aware that he was campaigning so hard against Lyme Disease. Apparently, that's his campaign's tactic for winning over concerned moms in suburban Virginia, where deer and other wildlife...
i have lyme disease.. this october (in 2009) will be 2 years since i found out.. i was on medication for it.. but i still hurt.
if i have kids.. will my kids have bells palsy?
...tests for lyme disease? My son was put on steroids after being diagnosed with bells palsy. Since he was bite by a deer tick 5 months before any symptoms I am worried he has lyme disease. The blood test was completed and came out negitive. Could the steroids have caused a false negitive?
I have a list of questions here I was hoping someone might be able to answer:
1. Can you get Lyme disease without EVER getting/noticing the bullseye rash?
2. Can Lyme Disease cause you to have anxiety and panic attacks?
3. Years later after being untreated, can you start forming neurological...