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Lyme Disease and Mental Illness: What You Need to Know

Lyme Disease and Mental Illness: What You Need to Know

Lyme disease occurs when a black-legged tick infected with Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria embeds itself under your skin in search of blood. While feeding, it transmits the bacteria to your bloodstream, which immediately multiply and spread throughout the body. The...
What Are the Main Symptoms of PANDAS Disease?

What Are the Main Symptoms of PANDAS Disease?

Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcus (PANDAS) is caused by the body’s immune reaction to streptococcal infections, also known as “strep throat.” Many people think strep is the issue, which is not true. If that were the case,...
Babesiosis Symptoms: What to Look Out For

Babesiosis Symptoms: What to Look Out For

Babesiosis is an infection caused by Babesia, a tiny parasite or bacteria that infects your blood. If this sounds familiar to Lyme disease, that’s because it is. They are often coinfections. The reason is that ticks can carry more than one type of bacteria that can be...
Lyme Disease in Canada: Know the Alternative Treatments

Lyme Disease in Canada: Know the Alternative Treatments

Unfortunately, living in Canada does not keep you safe from acquiring Lyme disease. To date, the provincial public health units claim there are more than 17,000 cases of Lyme disease in humans. This means Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Canada. ...
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