Lyme disease is becoming more common. But its symptoms aren't always easy to spot
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Lyme disease is becoming more common. But its symptoms aren't always easy to spot

BBC  

Lyme disease is becoming more common. "It's a type of bacteria that penetrates every tissue in the body," says Jack Lambert, a consultant in infectious diseases, professor of medicine at University College Dublin and founder of the Lyme Resource Centre. "Early in the days of Lyme disease there was a big debate," says Brian Fallon, director of the Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center at Columbia University in New York. In the US alone, around 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, mostly from the black legged "deer" tick. "That's been one of the conundrums and puzzles in the Lyme disease world, which is why do most people get well while others go onto develop persistent symptoms."

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The 4 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of Lyme Disease
4 days, 21 hours ago

The 4 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of Lyme Disease

Huff Post  

Oscar Wong via Getty Images Beware of ticks this summer and pay attention to these signs of Lyme disease. Below, infectious disease experts share the most common early symptoms of Lyme disease so you don’t end up with a chronic case of it ― and how to avoid getting it in the first place. A ‘Bullseye’ Rash Formally called “erythema …

Miranda Hart, Lyme disease and the doctors that don’t think it exists
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Miranda Hart, Lyme disease and the doctors that don’t think it exists

The Independent  

In a candid interview this week, Miranda Hart described a particular type of loneliness. open image in gallery Hart in her mega-hit BBC sitcom ‘Miranda' Over the years she’s also divulged her issues with depression and “acute anxiety”, wherein she’s found herself “wading through treacle”. One paper found that around 5 per cent of patients experience long-lasting fatigue, pain and …

Why DO so many celebrities get Lyme disease - as Miranda Hart reveals her battle with the bug that's also hit Justin Bieber and Bella Hadid
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Why DO so many celebrities get Lyme disease - as Miranda Hart reveals her battle with the bug that's also hit Justin Bieber and Bella Hadid

Daily Mail  

Comedian Miranda Hart is the latest in a string of famous faces to say they have been struck by tick-borne Lyme disease. Miranda Hart has given a rare insight into her three decade mystery health battle and the moment she received her official diagnosis - she has Lyme Disease The comic officially received the diagnosis in lockdown and believes she …

What is Lyme disease? Miranda Hart reveals her long health battle with evasive disease which causes neurological symptoms and extreme fatigue
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What is Lyme disease? Miranda Hart reveals her long health battle with evasive disease which causes neurological symptoms and extreme fatigue

Daily Mail  

It took medics 33 years to discover comedian Miranda Hart had been battling with the bacteria infection Lyme disease. Miranda Hart has given a rare insight into her three decade mystery health battle and the moment she received her official diagnosis - she has Lyme Disease The comic officially received the diagnosis in lockdown and believes she contracted Lyme Disease …

How Gigi and Bella Hadid's Lyme disease 'ambassador' mother has spent more than $200,000 on VERY experimental treatments in search of a cure to the tick-borne illness that has afflicted her and dozens
8 months, 1 week ago

How Gigi and Bella Hadid's Lyme disease 'ambassador' mother has spent more than $200,000 on VERY experimental treatments in search of a cure to the tick-borne illness that has afflicted her and dozens

Daily Mail  

She has spent an estimated $200,000 jetting across the world in search of every conceivable medical treatment to help with her crippling mystery symptoms. Yolanda Hadid has spent an estimated $200,000 jetting across the world in search of every conceivable medical treatment to help with her crippling mystery symptoms But it was in 2012 that Yolanda, known as 'Yo', was …

The 4 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of Lyme Disease
1 year, 9 months ago

The 4 Biggest Early Warning Signs Of Lyme Disease

Huff Post  

Oscar Wong via Getty Images Beware of ticks this summer and pay attention to these signs of Lyme disease. Below, infectious disease experts share the most common early symptoms of Lyme disease so you don’t end up with a chronic case of it ― and how to avoid getting it in the first place. A ‘Bullseye’ Rash Formally called “erythema …

A Rare Tick-Borne Disease Is On The Rise. Here's How To Tell If You Have It.
1 year, 11 months ago

A Rare Tick-Borne Disease Is On The Rise. Here's How To Tell If You Have It.

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Sawitree Pamee/EyeEm via Getty Images Cases of babesiosis, which causes a flu-like illness, are on the rise. According to Vannier, “Babesiosis is an infectious disease caused by parasites that invade red blood cells.” Specifically, the parasite that often causes babesiosis in the US is Babesia microti, and it’s spread through deer tick bites, he said. Deer ticks are commonly infected …

What are the symptoms of Lyme disease Shania Twain suffers from?
2 years, 1 month ago

What are the symptoms of Lyme disease Shania Twain suffers from?

The Independent  

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Tick-borne illnesses have increased 350% in rural America since 2007
2 years, 7 months ago

Tick-borne illnesses have increased 350% in rural America since 2007

Daily Mail  

Up to four times more Americans are catching Lyme disease than a decade-and-a-half ago, a study on insurance claims has suggested in another sign the illness is becoming more widespread. Analysis by FAIR Health — owner of one of America's largest claims databases — revealed a 357 percent surge in applications linked to the tick-borne illness from 2007 to 2021 …

Perth blogger Constance Hall, 36, issues health warning about frightening brush with Lyme disease
4 years, 7 months ago

Perth blogger Constance Hall, 36, issues health warning about frightening brush with Lyme disease

Daily Mail  

Blogger Constance Hall has issued a warning to her million-plus followers after a brush with self-diagnosed Lyme disease, an auto-immune condition caused by infected tick bites - which medical experts say does not exist in Western Australia. Scroll down for video Outspoken mummy blogger Constance Hall had no idea she had been bitten by a tick until a prominent 'bullseye' …

Lyme disease: Doctors told not to wait for blood tests where patients have 'bull's eye' rash
6 years, 1 month ago

Lyme disease: Doctors told not to wait for blood tests where patients have 'bull's eye' rash

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Doctors have been told to diagnose Lyme disease without waiting for …

Exploding tick population – and illnesses they bring – worries government
6 years, 4 months ago

Exploding tick population – and illnesses they bring – worries government

CNN  

CNN — On Wednesday, a congressional advisory committee sounded the alarm on Lyme and other emerging tick-related illnesses saying they have become “a serious and growing threat to public health.” The finding, presented in a report to congress, recommends surveillance, prevention, diagnosis and treatment measures for tackling the problem. “I was misdiagnosed for over three decades and left untreated for …

Lyme disease is now in all 50 states of America
6 years, 7 months ago

Lyme disease is now in all 50 states of America

Daily Mail  

Lyme disease is now in all 50 states of America and the District of Columbia, a new study reveals. Meanwhile, the typical Lyme disease hot spots are only getting riskier: New England and Pennsylvania have respectively seen increases of 50 percent and 78 percent in the last two years. Since 2010, the rate of positive tests for Lyme are up …

Science Says: Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks
7 years, 8 months ago

Science Says: Too early for forecast on Lyme disease ticks

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Tick populations are exploding? Blacklegged ticks — also called deer ticks — were once found mainly in New England and pockets of the Midwest, but in recent years have been seen over a wider range. THE OUTLOOK U.S. health officials refuse to make predictions about ticks and tick diseases, and say it’s hard to even know how …

New species of bacteria causes Lyme disease in humans, scientists warn
9 years, 1 month ago

New species of bacteria causes Lyme disease in humans, scientists warn

Daily Mail  

A new species of bacteria has been found to cause Lyme disease in humans, scientists have warned. A bacteria - called Borrelia burgdorferi - that is transmitted through ticks is known to cause Lyme disease. Borrelia mayonii was discovered after scientists studied blood samples of patients in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, each of whom were suspected of having Lyme …

Here's What You Need To Know About Ticks
9 years, 8 months ago

Here's What You Need To Know About Ticks

Huff Post  

Bad news: Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness, has more than doubled over the past 20 years. Lone star ticks transmit ehrlichiosis, tulameria, heartland virus and Southern tick-associated rash illness, according to the CDC, while brown dog ticks transmit Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Rocky Mountain wood ticks transmit Colorado tick fever and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. After spending time …

The nasty, scary rise of tick-borne diseases
10 years, 6 months ago

The nasty, scary rise of tick-borne diseases

Salon  

Ticks that spread Lyme disease don't always deliver their misery neat. Some scientists believe infection with other tick-borne bacteria or viruses may be one reason that many Lyme disease patients feel chronically ill long after treatment. The syndrome is just one reason National Science Foundation-funded researchers said in a recent paper it was important for public health officials to look …

Recurring Lyme Disease Rash Caused By Reinfection, Not Relapse
12 years, 4 months ago

Recurring Lyme Disease Rash Caused By Reinfection, Not Relapse

NPR  

Recurring Lyme Disease Rash Caused By Reinfection, Not Relapse toggle caption Lauree Feldman/Getty Creative Images In recent years, a disease spread by ticks has become more common across the country. Sponsor Message Science Tick Talk: Lyme Disease Under The Microscope Tick Talk: Lyme Disease Under The Microscope Listen · 22:51 22:51 If Lyme disease actually were a chronic condition, you'd …

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