Lyme Science Blog

Welcome to another selection from my book “An Expert’s Guide on Navigating Lyme disease.” The book highlights the findings of my first 600 Lyme disease Science blogs.  In this episode, I will discuss doctor and patient Lyme frustration. A doctor’s perspective when his son was diagnosed with Lyme. A researcher from the University of Pennsylvania […]

Welcome to another selection from my book “An Expert’s Guide on Navigating Lyme disease.” The book highlights the findings of my first 600 Lyme disease Science blogs.  In this episode, I will discuss children with Lyme disease. Lyme disease can interfere with learning. Children with chronic symptoms can suffer both academically and physically. Neurological, psychiatric,

Some children developed prolonged symptoms of neuroborreliosis (NB), including pain, fatigue or concentration difficulties, which can last more than 6 months after completing treatment, according to the authors. These patients were diagnosed with Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). Clinicians are divided over the cause of PTLDS, with some even questioning its existence. “Some experts believe

People often ask: How long does it take for disease transmission to occur after a tick bite? According to investigators, Lyme disease may be transmitted faster if the tick previously fed on another host. In a 2014 article entitled “Lyme borreliosis: a review of data on transmission time after tick attachment,” Michael J Cook explored

In the case report, “A Non-Classical Presentation of Erythema Migrans in a 51-Year-Old Woman With Early Manifestation of Lyme Neuroborreliosis (Bannwarth Syndrome),” Lorquet et al. describe a 51-year-old female who presented with general malaise, headache, neck stiffness, and an expanding rash consistent with Lyme neuroborreliosis.2 The woman reported having a worsening of her symptoms over

In their article, “Human Borrelia miyamotoi Infection in North America,” Burde and colleagues discuss the frequency and location of infection in ticks and people, clinical presentation and complications, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Prevalence of B. miyamotoi B. miyamotoi-infected ticks have been reported throughout the northeastern, northern Midwestern, and western United States. They’ve also been detected

It was once thought that well-kept, manicured yards, for instance, were safe and free of ticks. No longer. As this study finds, ticks can be found even in the most well-groomed recreational spaces. In their study, “Ticks and Tick-Borne Pathogens in Recreational Greenspaces in North Central Florida, USA,” Bhosale and colleagues examined the potential risk

In their article, “A case report of unilateral cerebral vasculitis in adults: keep in mind Lyme neuroborreliosis,” Riescher and colleagues examine the case of a 58-year-old man “with recurrent strokes in the same vascular territory without CSF pleocytosis, reflecting an unusual first manifestation of [Lyme neuroborreliosis].”¹ The authors point out that cerebral vasculitis is reported

In 1998, the first Lyme disease vaccine was introduced by LYMErix but it was pulled from the market after 3 years due to poor sales and possible safety concerns. The FDA was never able to confirm that the vaccine caused harm despite concerns. Only recently have drug makers resumed researching new human Lyme vaccines. “But