Existence Of “Chronic Lyme Disease” Questioned

There is no evidence that “chronic Lyme disease” exists and if it does, the risks of prolonged antibiotic treatment outweigh any benefits, according to a review article by researchers at Yale and other institutions in the October 4 New England Journal of Medicine. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infection in the Northern hemisphere. The disease is caused by bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi (B. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses on October 5th, 2007