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Lyme disease forces 24-year-old army officer out of military

Lyme Arthritis Case: How Lyme Disease Ended a Military Career A healthy officer—then unexplained swelling. Diagnosis came later. The outcome changed his career. A Lyme arthritis case described by Weiss and colleagues highlights how Lyme disease can lead to persistent symptoms and, in some cases, loss of career function. The report details a 24-year-old U.S. […]

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