Dr. Daniel Cameron

Why Lyme Disease Becomes Disseminated: Delayed Diagnosis and Hidden Risk Factors Who is more likely to develop disseminated Lyme disease? Can delayed diagnosis increase the risk? Access to care may matter more than many realize. Risk factors for Lyme disease complications—including disseminated Lyme disease—may include more than tick exposure alone. A study by Moon and

Prior Trauma May Worsen Lyme Disease Symptom Severity Prior trauma may influence the severity of symptoms in Lyme disease. Research suggests that individuals with a history of traumatic life events may experience more severe cognitive, mood, and functional symptoms after Lyme infection. The authors cited earlier research by Solomon and colleagues examining the role of

Child with Lyme disease diagnosed with radiculopathy A 10-year-old boy presented with fatigue, posterior lower neck pain, and a low-grade fever of 100.8. “The soft tissues of the posterior neck and upper back were tender with allodynia,” wrote Baker and colleagues in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine.² They added, the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Could there be subclinical cardiac involvement in early Lyme disease in children? In an earlier study by Woolf and colleagues, nearly 1 in 5 children (19.6%) children with an erythema migrans (EM) rash or a positive two-tier Lyme serology had EKG evidence of carditis. Twenty-four of the children had atrioventricular (11.2%). Their study did not

Does Permethrin-Treated Clothing Work? Effectiveness and Safety Explained Permethrin-treated clothing is one of the most effective ways to protect yourself from ticks and reduce the risk of tick-borne disease. As more individuals venture outdoors during warmer weather, concerns about tick exposure increase. Researchers have examined not only the effectiveness of tick repellents and protective clothing

Do Birds Carry Ticks? What Mice and Chipmunks Reveal Birds can carry ticks. Mice can spread infection. Chipmunks may play a bigger role than expected. Birds, mice, and chipmunks can all carry ticks—but they play different roles in spreading Lyme disease. Do Birds Carry Ticks? Yes, birds can carry ticks. In one study, ticks were

Can Lyme Disease Cause Brain Inflammation? A Rare Case With MRI Changes Lyme can affect the brain. Inflammation may appear on MRI. Even without a rash or tick bite. Lyme disease can affect the brain and, in rare cases, cause inflammation in the central nervous system. This may lead to symptoms such as brain fog,