Emotional Support Critical For Recovery From Chronic Lyme Disease
Have you ever felt alone on your Lyme journey? Have you ever felt confused and helpless? That used to be me. Hi everyone, I’m Rachael and Jenna has graciously allowed me to share my story (and a new...
View ArticleOrofacial symptoms related to boreliosis–case report.
Authors: Wolańska-Klimkiewicz E, Szymańska J, Bachanek T Lyme disease (borreliosis) is an infectious disease caused by the Borrelia spirochaetes, usually transmitted to humans by the Ixodes ticks. It...
View ArticleSocial Security Disabilty for Lyme Disease
There are many degrees of illness within the greater Lyme community, and some are able to hold down a job throughout treatment and recovery while there are others who become completely disabled and...
View ArticleBurden and viability of Borrelia burgdorferi in skin and joints of patients...
ConclusionB burgdorferi in the skin lesions of EM patients were active and viable, whereas those in the SF of LA patients were moribund or dead at any time point. Thus, detection of B burgdorferi DNA...
View ArticleAdaptation By Lyme Disease Tick
A new study offers a detailed look at the status of Lyme disease in Central Illinois and suggests that deer ticks and the Lyme disease bacteria they host are more adaptable to new habitats than...
View ArticleNH Doctors can finally treat Lyme with long-term antibiotics legally
The following Article is written by Jennifer Keefe from the “Foster’s Daily Democrat”: New Hampshire residents suffering from chronic Lyme disease will no longer have to worry about finding a doctor...
View ArticleA New Vaccine For Lyme Disease From Tick Saliva?
Believe it or not, according to a press release in Cell & Microbe, a group of Yale scientists may have blown the door off the frustrating tangle of vaccine ideas to protect the populace from Lyme...
View ArticleInfection Prevalences of Common Tick-borne Pathogens in Adult Lone Star Ticks...
Authors: Fritzen CM, Huang J, Westby K, Freye JD, Dunlap B, Yabsley MJ, Schardein M, Dunn JR, Jones TF, Moncayo AC Abstract Abstract. Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, and ehrlichiosis are...
View ArticleAcute parvovirus B19 infection frequently causes non-specificity in Borrelia,...
Authors: Tuuminen T, Hedman K, Söderlund-Venermo M, Seppälä I Several infectious agents may cause arthritis or arthropathy. For example, infection with Borrelia burgdorferi, the etiologic agent of...
View ArticleBorrelia infection in ticks in Norway
The most common tick-borne disease in humans is Lyme borreliosis. Extensive field and laboratory tests have revealed that the Borrelia bacterium is present in a larger proportion of ticks than has...
View ArticleAntibodies Linked to Long-Term Lyme Disease Symptoms
By Amy Maxmen of Nature magazine Some patients with Lyme disease still show symptoms long after their treatment has finished. [More] (Source: Scientific American – Official RSS Feed) By Amy Maxmen of...
View ArticleAdvanced Techniques in Physical Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis Complex –...
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_AtD9CwpoA&?fs=1&hl=en_US Visit www.ilads.org to purchase full video. Joseph G. Jemsek, MD, FACP is Board Certified in Infectious Diseases. He began his...
View ArticleIDSA Lyme Disease Guidelines Protest
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WofkyF_wOpQ&?fs=1&hl=en_US This is a video of the protest that Lyme Disease patients held in Boston on October 22, 2011. Related Posts:IDSA Lyme Disease...
View ArticleWidespread dispersal of Borrelia burgdorferi-infected ticks collected from...
We report transstadial transmission (larva to nymph) of B. burgdorferi in I. auritulus. Data suggest a possible 4-tick, i.e., I. angustus, I. auritulus, I. pacificus, and I. spinipalpis enzootic cycle...
View ArticleInfliximab: Borreliosis: case report
(Source: Reactions) (Source: Reactions) Source: Related Posts:Lyme borreliosis in EuropeLyme borreliosis in EuropeElevated Troponin and Jarisch-Herxheimer Reaction in…Comparison of Post-Lyme...
View ArticleChronic Lyme Disease Validated by Founding Member of IDSA
A founding member no less, Dr. Burton Waisbren (of Milwaukee, Wisconson; http://www.waisbrenclinic.com) has bravely written a book on the evidence of chronic Lyme disease which includes 51 – yes, that...
View ArticleNH Doctors can finally treat Lyme with long-term antibiotics legally
The following Article is written by Jennifer Keefe from the “Foster’s Daily Democrat”: New Hampshire residents suffering from chronic Lyme disease will no longer have to worry about finding a doctor...
View ArticleChronic Lyme Disease Validated by Founding Member of IDSA
A founding member no less, Dr. Burton Waisbren (of Milwaukee, Wisconson; http://www.waisbrenclinic.com) has bravely written a book on the evidence of chronic Lyme disease which includes 51 – yes, that...
View ArticleDiaphragmatic weakness caused by neuroborreliosis
We present three cases in which diaphragmatic weakness was the main presenting feature of early neuroborreliosis and lead to severely disabling symptoms. These cases stress the importance of...
View ArticleTick-borne relapsing Fever borreliosis, rural senegal.
Authors: Parola P, Diatta G, Socolovschi C, Mediannikov O, Tall A, Bassene H, Trape JF, Raoult D Detecting spirochetes remains challenging in cases of African tick-borne relapsing fever. Using...
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