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1. www.hopkinslyme.orgJohns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center

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   Our multidisciplinary clinical and research team at the Johns Hopkins Medicine Lyme Disease Research Center conducts groundbreaking research to improve the understanding of Lyme disease and its varied manifestations. Our goal is to translate our pioneering research into improved patient care, education, and health outcomes.

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2. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesRecent Progress in Lyme Disease and Remaining Challenges

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   Aug 18, 2021 · According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the number of vector-borne diseases reported to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) between 2004 and 2016 reached a total of 642,602 cases. Of these, tick-borne diseases (TBDs) accounted for 77% (491,671 cases) of reported cases with the total number of ...

   • Author: Jason R. Bobe, Brandon L. Jutras, Elizabeth J. Horn, Monica E. Embers, Allison Bailey, Robert L. Mor...

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   What is the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center?

   • Our goal is to translate our pioneering research into improved patient care, education, and health outcomes. The Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center offers Lyme disease patient care, lyme disease education resources and does research into Lyme disease.

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   What is Lyme disease research?

   • Our mission is to bridge the gaps in Lyme disease knowledge and translate our research findings into improved patient care. Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected deer tick.

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   What causes Lyme disease?

   • Lyme disease is primarily transmitted by the bite of an infected black-legged tick, otherwise known as a deer tick. The infective agent of Lyme disease, the spirochete bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, is an obligate parasite of animals and requires animal reservoirs, such as mice, to survive.

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4. www.hopkinslyme.org › lyme-disease › treatment-andLyme Disease Treatment and Prognosis - Johns Hopkins Medicine ...

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   The first-line standard of care treatment for adults with Lyme disease is doxycycline, a tetracycline antibiotic. Other antibiotics that have activity against borrelia include the penicillin-like antibiotic, amoxicillin, and the second generation cephalosporin, Ceftin. The mainstay of treatment is with oral (pill) antibiotics, but intravenous ...

5. clinicalconnection.hopkinsmedicine.org › news › ptldPTLD: Recent Advancements in Long-Haul Lyme Disease Research

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   John Aucott, M.D., an infectious diseases specialist and the founding Director/physician of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center, is a world authority on this “post-treatment Lyme disease” (PTLD), a condition he helped define. Its symptoms are persistent, and can include fatigue, pain, weakness, brain fog, and sleep disorders.

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7. publications.aap.org › pediatrics › articleManagement of Pediatric Lyme Disease: Updates From 2020 Lyme ...

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   Feb 9, 2022 · Lyme arthritis first was described in the United States in 1977 after a report of a cluster of children with arthritis living in Old Lyme, Connecticut.1 In the subsequent 45 years, Lyme disease has come to be recognized as an infectious disease that if left untreated may involve multiple organ systems, including the skin, joints, heart, and nervous system, and is referred to as Lyme ...

8. www.hopkinslymetracker.orgHome | Johns Hopkins Lyme and Tickborne Diseases Dashboard

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   Lyme disease is a major, global vector-borne disease, but research for improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment lags other diseases. Federal funding per new reported case of Lyme disease ($1,070) is a fraction of that for HIV/AIDS ($97,648) and hepatitis C ($47,522). Source: Tickborne Disease Working Group - US Department of Health and ...