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v. t. e. Chronic Lyme disease ( CLD) is the name used by some people with non-specific symptoms, such as fatigue, muscle pain, and cognitive dysfunction to refer to their condition, even if there is no evidence that they had Lyme disease. [ 2][ 3] Both the label and the belief that these people's symptoms are caused by this particular infection ...
The consensus rejects long-term antibiotic treatment even for these patients, as entailing too much risk and lacking sufficient efficacy to subject patients to the risks. [5] : 1115 [6] : 99 [7] The consensus calls for more research into understanding the pathologies that afflict patients with post-Lyme syndrome and into better treatments.
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [ 4][ 9][ 10] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. [ 1]
The new research is at a very early stage, but it is an important step to understanding and treating the disease, said Kim Lewis, a Lyme expert and a professor of biology at Northeastern ...
A team of researchers found that people with long-term Lyme disease may have a pattern of immune response that… Story at a glance Lyme disease can be difficult to diagnose. Researchers looked at ...
A Lyme disease vaccine has entered phase 3 clinical trials, per Pfizer. Here's how the vaccine works, when it might become available, and who it might benefit.
Erythema migrans or erythema chronicum migrans is an expanding rash often seen in the early stage of Lyme disease, and can also (but less commonly) be caused by southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI). [ 1][ 2] It can appear anywhere from one day to one month after a tick bite. This rash does not represent an allergic reaction to the bite ...
Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans. [ 1][ 2] Along with a few similar genospecies, some of which also cause Lyme disease, it makes up the species complex of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. The complex currently comprises 20 ...