Lyme disease affects at least 300,000 Americans annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Some researchers claim this estimate is low due to Lyme disease being misdiagnosed for conditions that mimic its symptoms. The CDC recommends...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted from a deer tick to a human after it embeds itself under your skin, searching for your bloodstream. Ticks feed on warm blood. Once it reaches your bloodstream, the tick transmits the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria,...