Long Island Boy Diagnosed With Rare Strain of Lyme Disease

Long Island Boy Diagnosed With Rare Strain of Lyme Disease

A Long Island boy has been diagnosed with a rare strain of Lyme disease after playing in a wooded area with friends recently, and one Suffolk County doctor says the disease seems to be infecting people at an alarming rate this summer. The 13-year-old boy began to get sick two weeks after he was bitten by the bug, suffering a fever and “excruciating” headaches, according to his mother Christine Brennan. Read more.

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