What you didn’t know about Lyme disease

1. Lyme is the fastest growing vector-borne disease in America.

2. Tick-borne diseases have been reported in every state in the US and in 80 countries.

3. Lyme disease can cause over 300 different symptoms including severe neurological issues like seizures, stroke and paralysis.

4. Neurologic Lyme disease can be indistinguishable from multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease, fibromyalgia and Parkinson’s disease.

5. Even when acute Lyme is treated in a timely and recommended manner, 20-30% patients will fail treatment and go on to develop chronic Lyme disease.

6. Research suggests that Lyme disease and other infections can be spread from mother to baby during pregnancy.

7. Lyme disease is often referred to as “The Great Imitator”, as it can imitate symptoms of many diseases.

8. Lyme is 100% treatable and you can heal from it! Don’t let anyone tell you differently.