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5 days ago · These symptoms can flare up again during an acute viral or bacterial infection. A skin biopsy will be necessary to confirm the diagnosis of small fiber neuropathy. Regardless of the final diagnosis, I learned that Lyme disease can affect not only the CNS, but the peripheral nervous system too.
5 days ago · Ticks are best known for spreading Lyme disease, an illness that can cause flu-like symptoms, body aches, fatigue, and more.
23 hours ago · Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick. Doctors are warning families about an uptick in tick bites this season.
5 days ago · The infection comes from a deer tick bite and can usually be cured with antibiotics if caught early. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that affects hundreds of thousands yearly. The infection ...
5 days ago · The infection is caused by a bite from a tick carrying Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, and, left untreated, it can wreak havoc on your health. But it’s not always immediately clear if you’ve been...
- As mentioned above, most cases of Lyme disease respond to antibiotics. Lyme disease is best treated early. Sometimes, people with Lyme disease have...
- If Lyme disease goes untreated, it can affect other systems in the body. It may cause symptoms like:
- Depending on the method of collection, testing kits may include:Some kits come with:Kits may contain extras such as Styrofoam holders, labels, or t...
- An at-home Lyme disease test that checks for antibodies may not be very accurate in detecting Lyme disease. For this reason, if an antibody test is...
- Medicare doesn’t currently cover at-home Lyme disease tests.
- Early treatment of Lyme disease during pregnancy is important. That’s because if Lyme disease is untreated, it can affect the placenta. According t...
- Most insurance companies only pay for diagnostic testing when it’s ordered by a doctor or another healthcare professional. That being said, you can...
2 days ago · U.S. distribution of Lyme disease-causing bacteria in ticks. A new study by CDC researchers maps the distribution of Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Borrelia mayonii, in host-seeking blacklegged ticks ( Ixodes scapularis, in the eastern U.S.) or western blacklegged ticks ( I. pacificus, in the western U.S ...
1 day ago · Pfizer and Valneva have partnered to develop a vaccine called “VLA15” that could be available in 2024. Given in three doses, the vaccine works in the same fashion as MassBiologics’ Lyme PrEP injection – using antibodies to impede the bacteria while they are still contained within the tick’s intestines.
