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Lyme Disease, tick-borne illnesses and mystery symptoms
Manage episode 408215724 series 2991159
Lyme Disease rates have doubled in the last 30 years in the USA and rates are rising across the world in affected areas. In this episode I look at Lyme, other tick-borne illnesses and the mystery symptoms they can give rise to, as well as strategies to treat and prevent them.
Lyme disease factsheet:
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/borreliosis/facts/factsheet
The Bullseye rash: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/rashes.html
The life cycle of a spirochaete: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro2714
B.Burgdorferi - the major cause of Lyme disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532894/
B.mayonii - another strain causing Lyme disease: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/mayonii/index.html
Dr Horowitz Lyme questionnaire: https://caudwelllyme.com/do-you-have-lyme-disease-the-horowitz-questionnaire
Differentiating arthritis from Lyme Diseases: https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-or-lyme
Dr Horowitz interview:
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132 episodes
Manage episode 408215724 series 2991159
Lyme Disease rates have doubled in the last 30 years in the USA and rates are rising across the world in affected areas. In this episode I look at Lyme, other tick-borne illnesses and the mystery symptoms they can give rise to, as well as strategies to treat and prevent them.
Lyme disease factsheet:
https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/borreliosis/facts/factsheet
The Bullseye rash: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs_symptoms/rashes.html
The life cycle of a spirochaete: https://www.nature.com/articles/nrmicro2714
B.Burgdorferi - the major cause of Lyme disease: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK532894/
B.mayonii - another strain causing Lyme disease: https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/mayonii/index.html
Dr Horowitz Lyme questionnaire: https://caudwelllyme.com/do-you-have-lyme-disease-the-horowitz-questionnaire
Differentiating arthritis from Lyme Diseases: https://www.webmd.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/ra-or-lyme
Dr Horowitz interview:
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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