Lyme Blog Posts
NEWS: Predicting who gets long-term complications from Lyme disease
Scientists are learning more about how different people’s immune system respond differently to Lyme infections.
TOUCHED BY LYME: One woman’s story of healing from chronic Lyme
Guest blogger Erika Arens writes about her eight-year journey with tick-borne illness.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: The CDC, the FDA and Lyme Disease Lab Tests
Yesterday, the CDC officially announced that it “recommends that laboratory tests cleared or approved by FDA be used to aid in the routine diagnosis of…
TOUCHED BY LYME: When Lyme disease steals your voice—literally
Guest blogger Caroline Trujillo shares her experience with Lyme-induced aphasia.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: How many of those with Lyme disease have the rash? Estimates range from 27-80%.
Have you ever wondered how many patients with Lyme disease have a rash? You would think the answer would be straight-forward. It’s not…
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Study Finds Coinfections in Lyme Disease Common
The largest survey of chronic Lyme disease patients was recently published in PeerJ. LymeDisease.org conducts these large-scale surveys to collect information directly from Lyme patients…
Known tick bite, no symptoms, what to do?
A concerned grandfather and I exchange emails.
NEWS: Largest survey of chronic Lyme finds high disability, unemployment, medical costs
LymeDisease.org asked chronic Lyme patients the same “quality of life” questions the CDC asks about other chronic diseases. Nobody had ever done that before.
TOUCHED BY LYME: Understanding Lyme disease through art
The organizers of this juried show hope to start a dialogue about Lyme disease through art.
LYMEPOLICYWONK: Survey Results Published! Chronic Lyme Patients Suffer Poor Quality of Life and High Rates of Disability and Unemployment
LDo’s most recent survey of over 3,000 patients with chronic Lyme disease was published today by PeerJ. Although the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recently…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Lyme disease on the Appalachian Trail
Guest blogger Karl Ford collected infected ticks while hiking the Appalachian Trail, but kept himself tick-free. “I wore permethrin-treated bug-net pants, a treated long-sleeved shirt…
TOUCHED BY LYME: Let Justina go home with her parents—now!
The next step in the chilling story of Justina Pelletier is a court hearing in Boston on March 17.