Lyme Science Blog

Could Targeted Lyme Screening Prevent Years of Misdiagnosis? Targeted Lyme screening may help prevent years of misdiagnosis in patients with fatigue, brain fog, and joint pain. Instead of testing everyone, this approach focuses on identifying high-risk patients with compatible symptoms and exposure history. What is targeted Lyme screening? Targeted Lyme screening refers to evaluating patients […]

How to Kill Ticks on Clothing: Why the Dryer Matters More Than the Washer You just got back from a beautiful hike or a long afternoon working in the yard. You toss your clothes in the wash, assuming that will kill ticks on clothing and leave nature behind. But here’s the surprising truth: a trip

Growing Pains or Lyme Disease? How to Tell the Difference Growing pains and Lyme disease can appear similar. Joint swelling and limping are important warning signs. Delayed recognition may prolong pediatric Lyme arthritis. A nine-year-old complains of knee pain at bedtime. A twelve-year-old wakes up crying with leg aches. A teenager limps after soccer practice.

Lyme Disease Can Make You Feel Older Than You Are You’re not imagining it. Lyme disease can make your body feel decades older. Even when tests look normal. Lyme disease aging symptoms can create a disconnect between how old you are—and how your body feels. “I’m 36, but I feel 76.” :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0} That’s how one

Anaplasmosis and Lyme Disease: Coinfection Symptoms and Treatment Anaplasmosis and Lyme disease coinfection can cause an acute febrile illness with high fever, severe headache, chills, and characteristic laboratory abnormalities. The same black-legged tick that transmits Lyme disease can also carry Anaplasma phagocytophilum, the bacterium responsible for anaplasmosis. When both infections occur together, patients may feel

Ehrlichiosis and Lyme Disease: Symptoms and Treatment Ehrlichiosis—like its close relative Anaplasmosis—can turn a typical Lyme disease presentation into a severe acute illness requiring immediate recognition and treatment. The same ticks that transmit Lyme disease also carry Ehrlichia bacteria, creating coinfections that produce high fever, severe headache, and dangerous blood count abnormalities. For a complete

Babesia and Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Babesia is one of the most common Lyme disease co-infections. Air hunger, night sweats, and cyclical fatigue are important clues. Babesia requires different testing and treatment than Lyme disease alone. Babesia and Lyme disease often occur together—and this co-infection is a common reason patients do not fully

Lyme Disease Coinfections: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Challenges Lyme disease coinfections can complicate diagnosis, intensify symptoms, and alter recovery patterns following a tick bite. Ticks may carry multiple infectious organisms simultaneously. As a result, some patients diagnosed with Lyme disease are also infected with additional tick-borne pathogens including Babesia, Bartonella, Anaplasmosis, Ehrlichiosis, or Powassan virus.