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In reply to the discussion: I have Lyme disease. [View all]

Warpy

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22. Reinfection with Lyme can happen
Tue May 28, 2024, 02:09 PM
May 2024

and too many people don't get the rash or know they've been bitten by an infected tick. It can be really sneaky.

Testing needs to happen more frequently, I agree, whenever there's a symptom profile that suggests autoimmune disease but without autoimmune markers. A test for Lyme should be the next step.

Antibiotics will still clear it, even if the infection has been low level and of long duration. It hasn't become resistant, not yet.

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