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Maine woman dies from deer tick virus

Powassan Virus is a tick-borne infection that can cause encephalitis and meningoencephalitis. It most often presents with neurologic symptoms and has a fatality rate between 10% to 15%. It's estimated that between 1% and 3% of deer ticks in the northeastern United States may be infected with Powassan Virus.

Can a tick be tested for Lyme disease?

Researchers examined the prevalence of ticks in the Quebec region, along with the frequency of engorged ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the causative agent of Lyme disease. Their findings suggest that tick testing may not always be an effective tool in determining the risk of infection.

Abdominal pain, ileus and constipation due to Lyme disease

I will be discussing the case of a 65-year-old woman with abdominal pain, ileus/pseudo-obstruction and constipation due to Lyme disease.

Stomach pain can be a symptom of Lyme disease

“Although abdominal pain is generally not considered a sign of LD [Lyme disease], in this case report we describe a patient with unexplained severe abdominal pain that eventually turned out to be LD due to radiculopathy,” explains Stolk from the Haga Teaching Hospital in the Netherlands. [1]

What repels ticks naturally?

Ticks patiently hold on to blades of grass and shrubs in a position known as “questing” as they await their next meal or host. “Almost blind, ticks rely on chemosensation to identify and locate hosts for a successful blood meal,” write the authors of “Behavioral responses of Ixodes scapularis tick to natural products: development of novel repellents.”¹

Lyme disease symptoms in toddler attributed to child abuse

Welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I will be discussing a case involving a toddler with Lyme disease whose symptoms were mistakenly attributed to child abuse.

Lyme disease protein tricks immune system, ignites arthritis

Researchers from Virginia Tech believe they have discovered another piece of the Lyme disease puzzle – How does the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium cause inflammation and Lyme arthritis?

Lyme disease skin rash puzzles doctors, leads to misdiagnoses

Lyme disease can cause an atypical skin rash that may be mistakenly attributed to another illness, as this case report demonstrates. In their article, Suzuki and colleagues describe a 43-year-old woman who developed a rash which puzzled doctors and led to several misdiagnoses before Lyme disease was correctly identified.

Babesia microti in a multiple sclerosis patient

Welcome to another Inside Lyme Podcast. I am your host Dr. Daniel Cameron. In this episode, I will be discussing the case of a 54-year-old male with a 12-year history of multiple sclerosis who was diagnosed with Babesia microti.

Patient with facial palsy from Lyme disease fails treatment

Facial palsy, sometimes referred to as Bell’s palsy, is considered an early sign of Lyme disease. When the infection is diagnosed in the early stage it is typically easier to treat. However, this case report features an elderly patient with facial palsy from Lyme disease who remained ill following treatment.