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Lyme Science Blog

Dr. Daniel Cameron, MD, MPH, is a nationally recognized leader for his expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses. His weekly Lyme Disease Science blog features articles covering the latest research, insights and case reviews.

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Study explores the risk of tick bites among German military personnel

The authors examined the incidence of tick bites among military personnel specifically occurring during field training and the rate of
surgery, knee surgery, doctors
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Lyme arthritis following an operation – 5 cases

Hess and colleagues discuss 5 cases, reported in the literature, in which Lyme arthritis following an operation. Case 1 The
neuronal damage, brain, neurons
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Neurological damage/dysfunction found in early Lyme disease patients

The authors conducted a study to determine whether a proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (1H-MRS) could identify neurologic damage in early
cardiac monitor
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Growing list of cardiac problems in Lyme disease

In their article “First case report of inducible heart block in Lyme disease and an update of Lyme carditis” by
city park, urban, central park, NYC
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Infected deer ticks moving into New York City

There has been an “unprecedented increase in locally acquired cases in New York City,” writes VanAcker in the journal Emerging
medical, doctor, testing
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Getting the diagnosis correct and avoiding ‘anchor bias’

Conversely, anchor bias might also occur if a doctor considers only the initial information and incorrectly diagnoses Lyme disease and
Health aid helping old woman in bed who had a tick bite and Lyme disease.
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Single tick bite leads to 3 diseases in elderly woman

The woman was an avid gardener who had a history of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and high blood pressure.
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Article outrage: Lyme disease easily treated?

The New York Times article, written by Apoorva Mandavilli, the mother of a 9-year-old boy who developed Lyme disease, portrays
doctor, physician
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What does it take to be a “Lyme literate” doctor?

So, what does it take to be “Lyme literate”? Baker argues that “Lyme disease conforms to the same fundamental rules and