Ticked Off--What We Don't Know About Lyme Disease

I didn’t see the tiny danger lurking in my own yard. Yet for Lyme disease awareness month, just ended, it seems I am learning experientially. I’ve had Lyme at least once before, and found three attached deer ticks on me just in 10 days. I may have had Lyme a second time, last year, but diagnostic tests are so poor that we don’t know. Here’s some of what I learned from my experience and for caring for others in my infectious disease practice.

Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 11, 2015 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Judy Stone Source Type: news