Lyme Disease Overview
Learn About Lyme Disease
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. The bacteria are transferred to humans by tick bite, specifically by blacklegged ticks (commonly known as deer ticks). The condition is named for the location in which it was first described, the town of Lyme, Connecticut.
Lyme disease is caused by infection with bacteria rather than by genetic changes. The risk of developing Lyme disease is influenced by a variety of lifestyle and environmental factors that reflect how likely a person is to get bitten by an infected tick, such as where a person lives, how much time is spent outdoors, and the time of year. While there is no evidence that genetic factors play a role in susceptibility to Lyme disease, such factors may affect the severity of the disease, particularly whether antibiotic-refractory Lyme arthritis develops.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States. An estimated 300,000 new cases occur every year. Lyme disease occurs in areas in which blacklegged ticks are found, primarily the northeastern states (from Virginia to Maine), the upper Midwest (Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan), and parts of California and Oregon. In these regions of the United States, the incidence of Lyme disease is 10 to 100 cases per 100,000 people each year.
Lyme disease cannot be inherited. The risk of certain complications of the condition may be influenced by inherited genetic factors, but the inheritance pattern is unknown.
Children's Hospital Pediatric Associates, Inc
Lise Nigrovic is an Emergency Medicine specialist and a Pediatrics provider in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Nigrovic and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. Her top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Pediatric Myocarditis, Osteomyelitis in Children, and Neonatal Herpes. Dr. Nigrovic is currently accepting new patients.
Johns Hopkins University
John Aucott is an Infectious Disease specialist and a Rheumatologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Aucott and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Reactive Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, and Cellulitis. Dr. Aucott is currently accepting new patients.
Boston Children's Health Physicians Llp
Gary Wormser is an Infectious Disease provider in Hawthorne, New York. Dr. Wormser and is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Lyme Disease. His top areas of expertise are Lyme Disease, Babesiosis, Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, Ehrlichiosis, and Splenectomy.
Summary: This is a longitudinal observational study recruiting individuals that have attended three clinical sites with symptoms associated with a diagnosis of long COVID, PTLDS or ME/CFS. The study will be a multi-centre study, with up to 160 male and female participants enrolled. Participants that experience symptoms considered to be associated with a diagnosis of long COVID, PTLDS or ME/CFS will consent...
Summary: This study is designed to establish a population of patients with Lyme disease for evaluation, treatment and follow-up to learn more about the infection. Patients with active Lyme disease may be eligible for this study. Participants will have a medical history and physical examination and diagnostic evaluations as appropriate to their individual condition. Laboratory tests may include routing bloo...
Published Date: June 01, 2018
Published By: National Institutes of Health