Lyme Aware

New Lyme Disease Legislation Critical To All Northern Virginians

The passing of the Lyme disease Testing Awareness Act by Gov. McDonnell this week really hit home for me. Because I didn’t see a tick or have the bulls-eye rash, my Lyme disease diagnosis was not an easy one. I had to go to three different medical practices before some took my symptoms and suspicions of Lyme disease seriously. The first doctor ordered an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) test which came back negative. The next two tests I had done were called the Western Blot, which is considered a very sensitive testing method. My test results showed only 2 bands and the Center for Disease Control requires three bands for a positive diagnosis of Lyme disease. Read more.

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