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Four years ago, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. My journey started just before my 17th birthday, when I lost feeling in both of my
read moreFour years ago, I was diagnosed with Lyme disease. My journey started just before my 17th birthday, when I lost feeling in both of my
read moreAt 17 years old, Grace Burns started having episodes where her legs grew numb and she lost consciousness. She developed other symptoms, including fevers, arthritis, migraines, nausea, nerve and muscle problems, and brain fog. After 3 years of seeing many doctors who told her that her symptoms were “just in her head,” Grace finally saw Lyme expert Dr. Steven Phillips, who diagnosed her with neurological Lyme disease plus co-infections. Now on her path to recovery, she is spreading awareness about the delay in answers and why the medical system needs to change.
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read moreBabesia, is a malaria-like parasite, and it infects the red blood cells of its host. The disease resulting from a Babesia infection is called babesiosis. It can be acquired from the bite of an infected tick, but it can also be transmitted through mother-to-child (congenital) in utero or during a blood transfusion.
read moreMost of us have learned that Lyme disease is spread by a tick bite. What is less known is that Lyme disease is also congenital, meaning it can cross the placenta during pregnancy, both infecting and causing harm to your unborn child. Though scientists have known Lyme is congenital since 1985, it took the CDC until 2020 to finally acknowledge this fact.
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