How Do You Get Lyme Disease? Ticks, Transmission, and Hidden Risks How do you get Lyme disease? Lyme disease is transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. These ticks can also carry other pathogens, meaning a single bite may transmit multiple infections. Quick Answer: You get Lyme disease from the bite of an […]
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Pediatric Lyme Disease: Why Standard Protocols Fall Short Your child can’t concentrate in school. They’re exhausted by 2 PM. Joint pain keeps them off the soccer field. The doctor prescribes antibiotics for Lyme disease—based entirely on studies that never included a single child. Not one child was included in the major NIH Lyme disease trials
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Lyme Disease Test Accuracy: Timing, Limitations, and Clinical Diagnosis A negative Lyme test does not always rule out infection. Timing matters—especially early in illness. Clinical context remains essential. Lyme disease test accuracy is often misunderstood. Many patients assume that a negative Lyme disease test rules out infection. In reality, Lyme disease test accuracy depends heavily
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The Duty to Stay: What Ethical Lyme Disease Care Requires Abandoning Lyme patients violates the core principles of medical ethics. A woman in her 40’s came to me after months of searching for answers. She had been a successful business executive, traveling weekly and leading a large team. Now, she could barely get through a
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Lyme Disease Weight Gain and Weight Loss: Why Both Happen Lyme disease weight gain and weight loss can both occur—and often confuse patients. Some people lose weight rapidly without trying. Others gain weight despite eating the same or less. Many notice appetite swings that range from nonexistent to unusually strong. These changes are not random.
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Tired but Wired in Lyme Disease: Why Your Brain Won’t Shut Off “My body is exhausted, but my brain won’t shut off.” This is one of the most common—and confusing—patterns patients describe. You feel completely drained, yet your mind stays active. Your body needs sleep, but your system won’t settle. This “tired but wired” pattern
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Can Lyme Disease Cause Lower Back Pain? Sacroiliitis Explained Lower back pain in Lyme disease is often overlooked. Inflammation of the sacroiliac joints may be the cause. Sacroiliitis can mimic sciatica or degenerative back disease. You’ve tried stretching, therapy, or even imaging — but your back pain won’t quit. For some, this pain isn’t purely
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Shortness of Breath? Could It Be Babesia? You can’t catch your breath. The inhale stalls halfway, as if something inside your chest has tightened or locked. You try again and again, convinced the next breath will finally feel complete. It doesn’t. You go to urgent care. They listen to your lungs—clear. They check your oxygen—normal.
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Lyme Disease Symptoms: Early Signs People Often Miss Lyme disease symptoms are often missed. Early signs can be mild or unclear. By the time they’re obvious, the disease may have spread. Lyme disease symptoms can be easy to miss—especially early in the illness. Many patients do not recall a tick bite or develop a classic
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Babesia Air Hunger: Why Breathing Feels Manual Babesia air hunger causes a sudden, terrifying sensation of not being able to draw a full breath, even when oxygen levels appear reassuring. For a broader overview of Babesia symptoms, testing, and treatment, see our Babesia and Lyme disease guide. The first time many patients experience it, the
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