LymeSci Blog
Lonnie Marcum
is a Physical Therapist, with a dual degree in health administration and physical therapy. She has a passion for helping people heal from illness and injury by treating the whole body. She became active in the Lyme community after her daughter was diagnosed with tick-borne diseases in 2013. She now devotes much time to learning about Lyme and related conditions, and sharing that knowledge via social media. In addition, she has served as a member of the HHS Tick-Borne Disease Working Group: Tick Biology, Ecology, Control Subcommittee. Her blog, LymeSci, seeks to help patients understand the science of tick-borne diseases and new developments in research.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Letter to her pre-illness self
by guest blogger Paula Jackson Jones I wrote this letter last year, when I went into remission from my six-year battle with late stage neurological…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Sometimes “tick panic” is a good thing
The headline caught my eye immediately: Five reasons to not totally panic about ticks and Lyme disease. The publication: Science News—Magazine for the Society of…
TOUCHED BY LYME: CDC ups cases to 329,000; some docs push back
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now says there are about 329,000 cases of Lyme disease in the US every year. That’s up…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Protesting IDSA in San Diego, Oct. 9-10
In early October, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)—you know, the Lyme denialists, the ones who insist chronic Lyme doesn’t exist, who make it…
TOUCHED BY LYME: IDSA protest in San Diego, Oct. 9-10
In early October, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)—you know, the Lyme denialists, the ones who insist chronic Lyme doesn’t exist, who make it…
The basics about protecting yourself from ticks
Ticks can be found in different kinds of terrain, at different times of the year, in different kinds of weather. They come in different sizes….
An unusual presentation of Lyme disease in Georgia
by Dr. Andrew Pugliese A 15-year-old young lady came to see me last year with quite an interesting story. Six months prior to her visit,…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Growing Number Of Chronic Lyme Patients—Still No Government Action Plan?
Have you ever wondered how many people have chronic Lyme disease? The NIH estimates between 10-20% of those who get Lyme develop persisting symptoms. Other…
“Managing” Lyme patients? How about treating them?
by Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH “Minds are like parachutes. They only function when open.” This particular quote by Thomas Dewar came to mind after…
How Lyme disease subverts the immune system
Press release from the University of California, Davis: July 2, 2015 The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal’s immune system…
Watch NY State Sen. Serino’s Lyme forum
New York State Senator Sue Serino, Chair of the NYS Senate Taskforce on Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases, held a two-four community forum about Lyme disease…
New test reveals viral history in single drop of blood
Press release from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, June 4, 2015: From a single drop of blood, researchers can now simultaneously test for more than 1,000…