Lyme Disease COVID-19 Children: Share Your Experience In this episode, I discuss Lyme disease COVID-19 children and how the pandemic has affected children living with Lyme disease. I would appreciate your help by having your child share their experience during the COVID-19 pandemic—even if they have not had COVID-19 or received the COVID-19 vaccine. Your […]
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Clinical presentation of Lyme disease in patients living in Germany The authors collected data via an online questionnaire from 252 Lyme disease patients and a control group of 267 healthy individuals living in Germany to examine the clinical presentation, including neuropsychiatric and psychological symptoms. The findings revealed that “Lyme disease can cause diverse psychological and
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Can Lyme Disease Cause Dementia? Symptoms, Brain Effects, and a Case Example Lyme disease can affect the brain. Symptoms may resemble dementia. Some cases may be partially reversible. Can Lyme disease cause dementia? Lyme disease can affect the brain and, in some patients, produce symptoms that resemble dementia—including memory loss, slowed thinking, and behavioral changes.
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POTS Symptoms After COVID: What This Means for Lyme Disease Patients HEART RACING AFTER COVID? DIZZINESS WHEN STANDING? COULD THIS BE POST-INFECTIOUS POTS? POTS symptoms after COVID are increasingly reported—and the pattern closely mirrors what many Lyme disease patients have experienced for years. “I recovered from COVID—but I never felt the same.” A case series
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Borrelia miyamotoi: A Fast-Spreading Tick-Borne Infection Carried by the same ticks as Lyme disease Can be transmitted faster than Lyme Often missed due to overlapping symptoms Borrelia miyamotoi (B. miyamotoi) was first reported in the United States in 2013 and has since become increasingly recognized as a human pathogen. It is transmitted by the same
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Babesia Positive Test But No Treatment: What This Case Shows Can Babesia be left untreated? One patient had a positive PCR test. But treatment was not started. Babesia positive test no treatment is a clinical concern when patients have compatible symptoms but therapy is delayed or withheld. Key Question: Should Babesia be treated when testing
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Small Fiber Neuropathy in Lyme Disease and COVID-19: Why Nerve Pain Persists Small fiber neuropathy can cause burning pain, tingling, and autonomic symptoms—even when standard nerve tests are normal. This condition has been described in both Lyme disease and COVID-19, offering insight into how infections can affect the smallest nerve fibers. Key Insight: If you
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Babesia odocoilei in Humans: Symptoms and Treatment Challenges A NEW BABESIA SPECIES IN HUMANS? PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS MAY NOT BE WHAT THEY SEEM “I was treated—but the symptoms kept coming back.” Emerging evidence suggests that Babesia odocoilei, a parasite previously associated with deer, may also infect humans and cause persistent illness. Quick Answer: Babesia odocoilei has
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Lyme Disease Eye Symptoms: Vision Problems and Light Sensitivity Lyme disease can affect your vision. Symptoms include light sensitivity and blurred vision. These changes may signal neurologic involvement. Can Lyme disease affect your eyes? Yes. Lyme disease can cause a range of eye symptoms, including light sensitivity, blurred vision, double vision, and difficulty seeing in
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Persistent Lyme Infection: What the Evidence Shows Symptoms may persist after treatment NIH trials confirmed ongoing illness Antibiotics may not fully resolve symptoms Mechanisms for persistence are documented Persistent Lyme infection remains a central question in patients with chronic symptoms. Multiple studies, including NIH-funded trials, document ongoing illness despite standard antibiotic treatment. These studies validate
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