3 Major Obstacles to Recovery in Lyme Disease and Tick-borne Illness
A brief review of three of the major obstacles, aside from other infections, that we commonly see in patients with tick borne illness.
T-Cell Testing vs. Antibody Testing for Lyme disease - What’s the difference?
Contrary to popular belief, there is no “best test” for Lyme disease. Because it can be difficult to detect the bacteria (Borrelia burgdorferi) directly, most initial tests rely on measuring the immune response as an indirect indicator of exposure to the bug and consequently infection.
But there are different ways that the immune system can respond to infectious organisms and different ways to measure immune activity against a specific infection.
MyLymeData - what “big data” research reveals for patients with chronic Lyme disease
MyLymeData is the largest survey based database to date on patients with clinician diagnosed Lyme disease. The database offers unique insights into the condition and its range of manifestations. Two publications have begun to analyze this data - we'll discuss what this means for people with Chronic Lyme Disease.
Beyond Borrelia - co-infections in tick borne illness
Perhaps the most well known consequence of a tick bite is Lyme disease, or infection with Borrelia burgdorferi. This is just one of many bugs that can be transmitted from a tick-bite. We refer to these other bugs as tick borne co-infections.