Lyme Research Alliance
Lyme Research Alliance
May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Connecticut and Peter Wild, Executive Director for the Lyme Research Alliance, and Johanna Lipschutz, a Lyme disease patient, were in the studio to discuss this silent epidemic that affects hundreds of thousands of people every year and is the fastest-growing infectious disease in the US. For every case of Lyme disease reported, the Centers for Disease Control estimate that 10 go undetected, often with severe, long-term consequences. The diagnostic test for Lyme disease is only about 65% reliable. It can give false negatives as well as false positives, so there is no way to conclusively diagnose Lyme disease. And since the symptoms are similar to those of some common complaints like ‘flu and chronic fatigue, they are often overlooked. When left untreated, Lyme disease can become a devastating long-term illness. Read more or watch video.