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[10] [11] Morgellons—which is generally considered a form of delusional parasitosis by mainstream doctors—involves a belief that fibers are being produced by the skin. [12] Among the top promoters of Morgellons is former ILADS president Raphael Stricker, who claims that chronic Lyme disease is causing the fibers to grow.
Allen Caruthers Steere is an American rheumatologist. He is a professor of rheumatology at Harvard University and previously at Tufts University and Yale University.Steere and his mentor, Stephen Malawista of Yale University, are credited with discovering and naming Lyme disease, and he has published almost 300 scholarly articles on Lyme disease during his more than 40 years of studies of this ...
Lyme Disease Caucus [83] Autism Caucus ... Krishnamoorthi's wife Priya is a doctor. They live in Schaumburg, Illinois, [96] with their three children. [97] [98]
Deer ticks can transmit Lyme disease and babesiosis to humans. Lone star tick. ... Potentially bad summer for disease-spreading ticks in Illinois. Show comments. Advertisement. Advertisement.
About 63,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2022, according to a report released last month. That’s a nearly 70% jump in the number of ...
Lyme disease can be tricky to diagnose, given that the symptoms can mimic those of other illnesses, says Thomas Russo, M.D., professor and chief of infectious disease at the University at Buffalo ...
If you spend time outdoors where ticks carry Lyme disease, protect yourself with a long-sleeved shirt and pants and apply bug spray containing DEET, said Dr. Leana Wen, professor of health policy ...
Chronic Lyme disease is distinct from untreated late-stage Lyme disease, which can cause arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and/or encephalomyelitis. Chronic Lyme disease is also distinct from post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS) when symptoms linger after standard antibiotic treatments.