Lyme & Tickborne Disease Resources

Lyme Disease Facts

Over 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year in the US
200 children get Lyme disease every day, that is 4 school buses of children a day diagnosed with Lyme
25,000 new cases every month, 5,770 new cases a week, 822 new cases a week
According to the CDC: Lyme Disease is the fastest growing vector-borne, infectious disease in the US
Less than 50% of patients with Lyme disease recall a tick bite
Less that 50% of patients with Lyme disease get a “bulls eye”
Lyme disease has been reported in every state in the US
Lyme disease is on every continent including Antarctica
6% (~90 million people) of China’s population (1.5 Billion) has Lyme disease
40% of Lyme Patients have long term health problems
Lyme disease is usually transmitted from an infected deer tick. These ticks are often the size of a poppy seed and leave no visible bite mark
Lyme symptoms: fatigue, neck stiffness/pain, jaw discomfort, muscle pain, joints ache like arthritis, swollen glands, memory loss, cognitive confusion, vision problems, black outs, tremors, vision problems, digestive issues, headaches, and fainting.
Lyme is called “The Great Imitator”, looking like other diseases like Fibromyalgia, Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Bells Palsy, Wilson’s Disease, ADD, MS, Alzheimer’s and Lupus.
The best test for Lyme are IgG and IgM Western Blots test.