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Laurie Martin

Laurie Martin

Fecal transmission of COVID-19 in children? An Inside Lyme Podcast.

Welcome to my next Inside Lyme podcast. – I will be discussing the risk of fecal transmission of COVID-19 in children. You may be wondering why I am discussing COVID-19 during an Inside Lyme podcast. I am concerned for my children, grandchildren, and my patients. I would like to share my understanding of COVID-19 through […]

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Lack of knowledge about Lyme disease in Canada

Researchers surveyed 137 participants from 11 professional and recreational organizations across New Brunswick between December 2018 and February 2019 to better understand Lyme disease in canada. Thirty-six percent of the participants spent time outdoors for their occupation and 64% for recreational activities. Only one of the participants had been previously diagnosed with Lyme disease in

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COVID-19 Podcast: What is the risk for children?

Dr. Cameron feels that the best way to get to know COVID-19 is through reviewing actual cases. In this Podcast episode, he will discuss the risk for children with Coronavirus COVID-19.    Dong and colleague first discussed this case in the journal Pediatrics in 2020. The authors described 2143 pediatric Patients COVID-19 in China You

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COVID-19 Podcast: What is the risk for children with COVID-19?

What is the risk for children with COVID-19? An Inside Lyme Podcast.

I will be discussing the risk for children with COVID-19 disease based on a recent paper by Dong and colleagues. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Dong and colleague first discussed this case in the journal Pediatrics  in 2020. Welcome to my next Inside Lyme podcast. – This episode discusses the risk for children with Coronavirus COVID-19.

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Babesia Treatment

Babesia treatment of two travelers. An Inside Lyme Podcast.

I will be discussing the Babesia treatment of two USA travelers after returning to South Korea. These cases are being discussed during my Inside Lyme podcast series. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Kwon and her colleague describe the cases of two women, who contracted Lyme disease co-infections while visiting the United States. The cases are discussed

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Lyme literate doctor holding hands with patient.

What is a Lyme literate doctor?

In the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines, Wormser and colleagues initially dismissed Lyme disease symptoms as nothing more than the aches and pains of daily living.[2] A Lyme literate doctor would disagree. That conclusion, however, has been undermined by findings from clinical trials, sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which report

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man sick with babesia infection

Babesia infections explode in Hudson Valley, NY

In their article “Increasing incidence and changing epidemiology of babesiosis in the Hudson Valley region of New York State: 2009-2016,” ¹ Joseph and colleagues question how cases of Babesia infections are spreading given that the animal reservoirs mice, shrews, and voles typically do not travel large distances. Cases of Babesia have been reported in two counties

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An engorged tick.

Removal of an engorged tick anchored to an eyelid. An Inside Lyme Podcast.

Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I find that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. I will be discussing how to remove an engorged tick in an eyelid. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Jaroudi and colleagues first discussed this case in the journal Case Reports in Ophthalmology

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Two mothers transmit Babesia to their babies

Two mothers transmit Babesia to their babies. An Inside Lyme Podcast.

Welcome to an Inside Lyme case study. I find that the best way to get to know Lyme disease is through reviewing actual cases. I will be discussing two mothers who transmitted Babesia to their babies. By Dr. Daniel Cameron Saetre and colleagues first described these cases in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease

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