Lyme disease, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi is the most common tickborne infection in North America. In addition to Borrelia, the Ixodes scapularis tick can transmit four other infections The other four infections are Anaplasma, Babesia , the deer tick virus Powassan virus (POWV) and Borrelia miyamotoi
These other infections are termed co infections. You need to have these other co infections tested when you are bitten by a tick. The earliest and the common clinical manifestation is a lesion called erythema migrans. This is not present in all presents. More than 45 % of individuals who have Lyme disease do not recall a tick bite.
You need to be your own patient advocate when you have or think you have Lyme Disease. There are many integrative therapies available which are ‘ outside’ the box. I would suggest reading Healing Lyme and Healing Lyme Disease co infections by Stephen Buhner.
Until tomorrow…