Lyme Science Blog

Persistent Lyme Disease: Why Symptoms Continue After Treatment Persistent Lyme disease describes ongoing symptoms that continue after Lyme disease treatment or fail to fully resolve over time. Patients may experience fatigue, brain fog, pain, dizziness, sleep disruption, or reduced function long after the initial infection. For a broader overview of symptom patterns, see our Lyme […]

Why Do Lyme Symptoms Last So Long? Many patients expect Lyme disease symptoms to resolve quickly after treatment. Yet some individuals continue to experience fatigue, joint pain, cognitive difficulties, or neurologic symptoms for months or even years. Understanding why Lyme symptoms last so long requires looking beyond the initial infection and examining the biological processes

Lyme Disease Expert: Daniel Cameron, MD This page is part of a broader guide to Lyme disease, including symptoms, testing, mechanisms, and recovery. Dr. Daniel Cameron is a Lyme disease specialist and past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), with decades of experience diagnosing and treating patients with complex tick-borne illnesses,

Borrelia miyamotoi Infection: Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment Borrelia miyamotoi is an emerging tick-borne infection transmitted by the same Ixodes ticks that spread Lyme disease. Although it was first identified in Japan in 1995, human infections have now been reported across North America, Europe, and Asia. Because the same ticks transmit Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia miyamotoi,

Why Lyme Disease Can Affect Multiple Body Systems Lyme disease is often described as a multisystem illness because it can affect several parts of the body at the same time or evolve from one system to another over the course of infection. Some patients initially experience fatigue, fever, headache, or muscle aches. Others may develop

Why Early Lyme Disease Tests Can Be Negative Lyme disease testing can be confusing, particularly during the early stages of infection. Patients may experience symptoms consistent with Lyme disease while laboratory tests remain negative. Early symptoms may include fatigue, headache, joint pain, or neurologic complaints. A broader overview of these patterns can be found in

Surveillance Criteria vs Clinical Diagnosis in Lyme Disease Lyme disease diagnosis often reveals a tension between surveillance criteria and clinical diagnosis. Public health definitions were designed to track disease patterns across populations, while clinicians must evaluate individual patients whose symptoms and laboratory findings may evolve over time. Surveillance definitions help public health agencies monitor disease