Lyme Science Blog

Lyme Disease Can Make You Feel Older Than You Are Lyme disease can leave patients feeling decades older than their actual age—through fatigue, brain fog, and joint pain that don’t match where they should be in life. “I’m 36, but I feel 76. My legs are heavy, my memory’s a mess, and I don’t recognize

Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease: Coinfection Symptoms and Treatment Anaplasmosis and Lyme disease can occur together after the same tick bite, producing an acute febrile illness with high fever, severe headache, and characteristic laboratory abnormalities. Anaplasmosis and Lyme disease coinfection can lead to more severe symptoms early, often with high fever and abnormal lab findings. The

Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease: Symptoms and Treatment Ehrlichiosis and Lyme disease can occur together after tick exposure, producing an acute illness with high fever, severe headache, and characteristic laboratory abnormalities. The same environments that expose patients to Lyme disease may also involve ticks carrying Ehrlichia bacteria. When present, this coinfection can lead to a more

Babesia and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Babesia and Lyme disease often occur together—and this co-infection is a common reason patients do not fully recover. Many people treated for Lyme disease continue to experience fatigue, shortness of breath, night sweats, or relapsing symptoms. In many cases, Babesia is part of the explanation. Quick answer:

Lyme Coinfections: Babesia, Bartonella & More For a structured overview, see our coinfections hub. Lyme disease coinfections include Babesia, Bartonella, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis—tick-borne infections that can influence symptoms and recovery. Lyme disease coinfections are common and clinically significant. The same tick bite that transmits Borrelia burgdorferi may also carry additional pathogens. When multiple infections are transmitted

Bartonella and Lyme Disease: Symptoms & Treatment Bartonella in Lyme disease can contribute to neurologic, psychiatric, and pain symptoms that are often difficult to recognize. Ticks can carry multiple pathogens. When Bartonella is present, patients may develop symptoms that do not fit a typical Lyme disease pattern. For a broader overview, see our coinfections hub.

Powassan Virus and Lyme Disease: Symptoms & Prevention After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve learned that while Powassan virus is rare compared to other coinfections like Babesia or Bartonella, it’s the most dangerous. This tick-borne viral infection can cause severe neurologic disease including encephalitis, permanent brain damage, and death—and unlike bacterial infections, there’s no

Other Tick-Borne Infections: Beyond Lyme Disease After 37 years treating Lyme disease, I’ve learned that the ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi transmit far more than just Lyme disease and the common coinfections like Babesia and Bartonella. A growing list of emerging and rare tick-borne infections—Borrelia miyamotoi, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Bourbon Virus, Heartland Virus, Borrelia mayonii,

Why Are Alpha-gal Reactions Delayed After Eating Meat? Alpha-gal delayed reaction is one of the most confusing features of this tick-borne allergy. Unlike typical food allergies that cause symptoms within minutes, alpha-gal reactions often appear 3 to 6 hours after eating mammalian meat. This unusual timing is one reason alpha-gal syndrome is frequently overlooked, especially