Dr. Daniel Cameron

Tick Bites: Easy to Miss A patient once told me, “I check myself carefully — I would have seen a tick.” This is a common belief. But actually, tick bites are very easy to miss. The ticks that most frequently spread Lyme disease aren’t large or obvious — they’re nymphs, smaller than a poppy seed

Ticks may seem unstoppable as their range expands and encounters become more common. But nature does have built-in defenses. Long before chemical sprays or treated clothing existed, ecosystems relied on animals that eat ticks as part of natural tick control, helping limit tick populations at different stages of the life cycle. These natural defenses do

A mother brought her 10-year-old son to my office after eighteen months of declining health. He’d gone from an active, curious kid to one who couldn’t finish a school day. He struggled with headaches, fatigue, and what his teachers called “attention problems.” Three specialists had found nothing. His pediatrician suggested anxiety. When I reviewed his

One-size-fits-all Lyme treatment fails too many patients. While standard 2–4 week antibiotic courses work for some, others remain ill—struggling with fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, and autonomic dysfunction long after treatment ends. The assumption that every patient responds identically to the same protocol ignores biology, dismisses patient experience, and contradicts what we’ve learned from decades

A parent’s guide to recognizing and treating Lyme disease in children What this page covers This page explains how Lyme disease presents in children, why pediatric cases are often missed, and where to find detailed information on diagnosis, treatment, and recovery. Lyme disease in children often looks different than it does in adults. Kids may