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Posts tagged "Borrelia burgdorferi"

Does Lyme make you more susceptible to Coronavirus?

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We’ve all been impacted by the worldwide pandemic that is COVID-19. What does this mean for those with suppressed immune systems, though?   What is Coronavirus and how worried should Lyme patients be? Coronavirus is a respiratory virus that usually results in mild symptoms resembling a common cold. However, some cases result in pneumonia and […]

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The Cardiovascular Effects of Lyme Disease

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Stage 3 Lyme disease symptoms include Lyme carditis, joint swelling, muscle weakness, and more.

    One of the biggest health concerns of Lyme disease is the potential for Lyme carditis, which occurs when the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria enters the tissues of the heart. This infection can interfere with the electrical signals that coordinate the regular beating of the heart. The resulting condition is called “heart block.”  What makes […]

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8 Misconceptions About Lyme Disease You Need To Know

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Ticks often latch on to the body in hidden places, like under clothing or hidden behind hair

Lyme disease has long been taught in medical schools as being a simple tick-borne illness that is difficult to catch and easy to treat, making the necessity for further research and continued education non-urgent within the professional community. However, as new studies and findings emerge, this fallacy is becoming harder for the medical community to […]

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A Positive Test for Lyme Disease Is Not Associated with Neuropsychiatric Disorders

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Having a positive serological status for Borrelia burgdorferi is not a risk factor for cognitive decline, depressive symptoms, or functional decline.

Article In Brief In a longitudinal study, researchers found no significant association between previous exposure (seropositivity) to the Lyme bacterium and incidental neuropsychiatric outcomes such as cognitive decline, dementia, depression, and disability in older adults. Being exposed to a Lyme disease bacterium does not increase the risk of developing depression or dementia in older people, […]

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How Lyme Disease Guidelines Are Set To Change

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Serum antibody testing is highly sensitive and the first line method of testing for Lyme disease, according to the guidance

The guidelines for diagnosing and treating Lyme disease may soon be changing, although pediatricians aren’t expected to readily adopt all the recommendations.     Closed in September, the comment period closed on a new set of guidelines for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease. The guidelines have several updates, but one of the […]

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Silver Throughout the Ages-A Short History and Explanation of Silver Use

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Silver, as a mineral, has been used throughout the ages for many different uses.

  Silver has been used as a means of purification and preservation for thousands of years. The use of silver for health purposes can be traced back to before Alexander the Great. Even before the “true birth of modern medicine” people found that bacteria and other disease-causing microorganisms couldn’t survive in silver’s presence.  Below is […]

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Why am I still sick after Lyme treatment? Chronic Lyme, Lyme co-infections, and flare-ups

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Lyme can turn into Chronic Lyme and leave lasting side effects on the body

You may be wondering why you continue to feel terrible, even though you’ve been “treated” for Lyme disease. When Lyme is detected and addressed early on it can often have positive outcomes. However, when someone’s Lyme remains undiagnosed or untreated it will turn into Chronic Lyme (or sometimes referred to as post-treatment Lyme disease) over […]

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Chronic Lyme arthritis: A mystery solved?

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Arthritis is a symptom of Chronic Lyme

In 1975, researchers from Yale investigated an epidemic of 51 patients with arthritis who lived near the woodsy town of Lyme, Connecticut. The most common symptom was recurrent attacks of knee swelling. A few had pain in other joints, such as the wrist or ankle. Many had fever, fatigue, and headache. Some remembered a round […]

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