Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Imperfect test fuels alternative treatments for Lyme disease

Lyme disease conjures memories of checking for ticks at camp and fretting over bug bites after hikes in the woods. But far from a summertime nuisance, Lyme is a potentially debilitating disease - and the subject of a vigorous ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Pattern of cases, surveillance data similar for lyme disease

(HealthDay)—The estimated annual incidence of Lyme disease (LD) is 106.6 cases/100,000 persons in the United States, according to a report published online Aug. 12 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lyme disease in US is under-reported, CDC says

(HealthDay)—Lyme disease may be grossly under-reported in the United States. Government researchers say the tick-borne infection affects about 10 times as many Americans as previously indicated by confirmed case reports.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Lyme disease subverts immune system, prevents future protection

The bacteria that cause Lyme disease are able to trick an animal's immune system into not launching a full-blown immune response or developing lasting immunity to the disease, report researchers at the University of California, ...

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