Babesia can spread through blood transfusions—over 200 US cases reported. If you’ve had Babesia, you may be permanently deferred from blood donation. Learn what patients need to know about screening and blood supply safety.
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Childhood Lyme doesn’t just make kids sick—it takes their confidence, joy, and the childhood they should be living. One father watched his son lose interest in school, sports, and friends. “It was taking away who he was.” Learn why doctors miss these invisible losses.
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Many Lyme disease patients describe a familiar frustration: “I feel off balance.” “My eyes won’t focus.” “I get dizzy in stores.” “My brain fog worsens when I read.” Standard eye exams are often normal. MRI scans may be unrevealing. Yet symptoms persist. Binocular vision dysfunction in Lyme disease is an underrecognized driver of dizziness, eye
Ocular Lyme Disease: Eye and Vision Complications Your eye doctor says everything looks normal. But your eyes hurt, light is unbearable, or you’re seeing double. You’re not imagining this. Standard ophthalmologic exams often miss the neurologic dysfunction underlying Lyme-related eye symptoms. Many patients with genuine ocular complications from Lyme disease receive normal eye exam results—because
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Neurologic Lyme disease occurs when the Lyme bacteria invade the nervous system, causing complications that range from facial paralysis to seizures, meningitis, and brain inflammation. These manifestations can develop early in infection or emerge months to years later, often mimicking other neurological conditions and leading to misdiagnosis. When patients present with unexplained neurologic symptoms—especially in
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Understanding Lyme disease testing, false negatives, and clinical diagnosis What this page covers This page explains how Lyme disease is tested and diagnosed, why standard tests frequently fail, and how clinical judgment often supersedes laboratory results. Lyme disease test accuracy is a critical concern for patients and clinicians. Two-tier testing—the CDC-recommended approach—misses many genuine cases,
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One of my patients — a woman in her early 40s — described her pain like this: “It feels like someone’s zapping me with a cattle prod. Just for a second — but it shoots down my spine and makes my whole body jump.” She wasn’t exaggerating. These weren’t cramps or muscle spasms. They were
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Some patients with Lyme disease develop vestibular migraine—also referred to as vestibular syndrome—during the course of their illness. In others, vestibular migraine may be an early neurologic manifestation or even a presenting complaint before Lyme disease is recognized. Symptoms may include vertigo, imbalance, sensitivity to light or smells, motion intolerance, and worsening with stress or
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When Your Nerves Set Off Alarms One of the most common — and most confusing — symptoms I see in Lyme disease patients is a burning or tingling sensation in the hands and feet. For many, it feels like the nerves are on fire, especially at night. Others describe it as pins and needles, crawling
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Lyme Carditis: When Heart Symptoms Can’t Wait Chest pain in a Lyme disease patient isn’t “just anxiety.” Lightheadedness after a tick bite isn’t deconditioning. And palpitations that started with flu-like symptoms aren’t panic attacks – no matter how many times you’ve been told otherwise. Lyme carditis occurs when Borrelia burgdorferi invades the heart tissue, triggering
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