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What is Lyme disease? How ticks spread the disease, and the symptoms to watch out for
Natasha Holt
Lyme disease is an infectious illness spread by the bite of ticks, with around 3,000 new cases in the UK every year.
But the symptoms of the disease can often be mistaken for other conditions...
My dd recently began seeing a naturopathic dr. in hopes of finding something to help with her fatigue. He wanted to do a few blood test that her primary doctors had not done. One of which was a marker for Lyme called CD57. It tests the level of a lymphocyte killer cell called CD57. Her result...
Open access at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-21349-2
Article on this study
https://www.mailman.columbia.edu/public-health-now/news/first-multiplex-test-tick-borne-diseases
Edit: Change title of thread to title of paper, add paper abstract and link.
I meant to put this up sooner, but got distracted. :rolleyes:
The other day (Wednesday?) the programme Rip off Britain had a section on Lyme Disease. It starts just after 13 minutes in. I thought it was quite good, though must admit I didn't see it all in detail as was distracted by having to...
I got this leaflet about a post-Lyme/ME study in Marseille, France to take place on the 31st of December 2017. I am not Lyme literate at all, so I'm not sure what to make of this. It could be interesting to compare these two illnesses (although it is not clear at all which ME criteria they will...
A new test to detect Lyme infections is available. It was validated in a study here.
(The test can be bought online here or here and probably from other providers as well).
The quoted part of the study below is particularly interesting for people who have been sick for a long time. Looking...
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