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Jun 21, 2023 · Health. ‘I’m Not Crazy, I’m Sick’: A film dives deep into chronic Lyme disease. By Ambar Castillo. Reprints. Deer ticks like this one can carry the Lyme disease-causing spirochete,...
Apr 5, 2023 · News. Apr 4, 2023 6:04pm PT. Lyme Disease Doc ‘I’m Not Crazy, I’m Sick’ Sets May Release From Sypher Studios. By Matt Donnelly. A new documentary about the invisible struggles of Lyme...
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- Shania Twain. In her Netflix documentary Not Just a Girl, country music legend Shania Twain opened up about her frightening bout with Lyme disease, which happened while she was touring in the early 2000s and impacted her vocal cords and ability to sing.
- Bella Hadid. The runway model and reality star Bella Hadid (as well as her mother, Yolanda, and her brother, Anwar) has also battled Lyme disease. In a speech at the 2016 Global Lyme Alliance, Hadid shared how her life was negatively impacted by her condition.
- Amy Schumer. Stand-up comedian and Trainwreck and Life and Beth actress Amy Schumer unsurprisingly took a lighthearted approach to announcing she had Lyme disease on her Instagram account in September 2020.
- Alec Baldwin. The 30 Rock and SNL star was bitten by a tick more than 20 years ago, and for five summers after that, he was bedridden with sweats and high fever.
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- What Is The Treatment For Lyme Disease?
- Prognosis
- What Is Post Treatment Lyme Disease?
- Late Lyme Arthritis
- Why Are Patients Often Referred to The Center?
The first-line standard of care treatment for adults with Lyme disease is doxycycline, a tetracycline antibiotic. Other antibiotics that have activity against borreliainclude the penicillin-like antibiotic, amoxicillin, and the second generation cephalosporin, Ceftin. The mainstay of treatment is with oral (pill) antibiotics, but intravenous antibi...
The prognosis after early treatment of Lyme disease is generally very good. However, the prognosis worsens when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Most patients with early Lyme disease infection recover with antibiotics and return to their normal state of health. However, some patients suffer from ongoing or recurrent symptoms related to Lyme dis...
Post Treatment Lyme Disease (PTLD) represents a research subset of patients who remain significantly ill 6 months or more following standard antibiotic therapy for Lyme disease. PTLD is characterized by a constellation of symptoms that includes severe fatigue, musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, depression, and cognitive problems such as diffi...
What is the prognosis for Late Lyme Arthritis?
Following antibiotic therapy, approximately 90% of late Lyme arthritis patients recover from extensive joint swelling, arthritis, and pain.
What happens if a patient doesn’t recover from Late Lyme Arthritis?
After extensive antibiotic treatment, approximately 10% of late Lyme arthritis patients remain symptomatic with a condition termed antibiotic refractory late Lyme arthritis. Extensive research has shown that the bacteria can no longer be found in the tissue or fluid of this subgroup of patients. However, recent research shows that peptidoglycans, from parts of Borrelia burgdorferi‘s cell wall, can remain behind in patients’ joints and trigger an immune reaction that could be perpetuating the...
Lyme disease encompasses a range of biologic processes and disease manifestations. Patients are often referred to the Lyme Disease Research Center for evaluation of chronic Lyme disease, an umbrella term that encompasses many heterogeneous subsets of illness. Examples of defined Lyme disease subsets include Post Treatment Lyme Disease (PTLD), and A...
Oct 9, 2022 · The Quiet Epidemic: Directed by Winslow Crane-Murdoch, Lindsay Keys. A young girl and a Duke University scientist are both diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, and the pair searches for answers surrounding the disease.
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- Winslow Crane-Murdoch, Lindsay Keys
- 2022-10-09
6 days ago · April 18, 2024. Editors' notes. Study finds potential new treatment path for lasting Lyme disease symptoms. by Tulane University. Expression levels of FGFRs from rhesus frontal cortex (FC) in...
Sep 9, 2020 · Daryl Hall was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2004 and has opened up about his experiences. He was diagnosed with multiple tick-borne diseases. Getty/ Eugene Gologursky. In 2005, the duo Hall and ...
