Georgia Lyme Disease Connection

Great for parents that have children diagnosed with Lyme disease issues!

Since the late 1990s, the number of counties in the northeastern United States that are considered high-risk for Lyme disease has increased by more than 320%,... says Rebecca Eisen from the Division of Vector-Borne Diseases at the CDC. #LymeDiseaseAwarenes Learn more here: https://www.lymedisease.org/lymesci-tick-bites/ See more

Lyme disease is caused by a spirochetea corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. It can affect many parts of the body, including brain, nervous... system, muscles, joints, and heart. Learn more: https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-b/lyme-disease/about-lyme/ #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth See more

May, Lyme Disease awareness month.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted by Ixodes ticks, also known as deer ticks, and on the West Coast, western blacklegged ticks. Learn more here: https://www.lymedisease.org/lyme-b/lyme-disease/about-lyme/ #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Researchers find that a surface protein known as VlsE acts as a shield to prevent the immune system from effectively fighting the disease. #Lymedisease

Intriguing interview with "Bitten" author Kris Newby.

"Welcome to our world... A world where quarantine isn't 14 days, or a couple of months, but an unfortunate lifetime."

Here are some of the symptoms people experience with Lyme. Did we miss any? #LymeAwareness #LymeDisease

"Permethrin repels ticks, causing them to drop off clothing and, with longer exposure, makes them unable to bite."

Dr. Fallon and colleagues at Columbia, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and Johns Hopkins have developed a reliable self-report measure of multi-symptom burden among patients with Lyme disease: https://www.hopkinslyme.org//the-general-symptom-questio/