Why We’re Losing To Lyme Disease

July 21, 2017

http://www.wbur.org/radioboston/2017/07/17/losing-to-lyme (Click link to hear story) Approx. 8:30 Min.  July 17, 2017 Radio Boston

Lyme disease reports have more than doubled since 2005 but the disease remains drastically under-reported. While over 5,000 case of Lyme are reported in Massachusetts each year, there are probably more than 50,000 case a year.

With ticks predicted to be in particular abundance this year, CommonHealth explores the issue in a new series, “Losing to Lyme.”

Guests

Carey Goldberg, host of WBUR’s CommonHealth blog, which tweets @commonhealth.

Dr. David Scales, physician at Cambridge Health Alliance.

This segment aired on July 17, 2017.

**Comment

The diagnostic tests for Lyme are abysmal.  And compared to testing for other diseases, Lyme testing is an absolute joke.  I do not call testing that misses over half of all cases to be even remotely acceptable.  https://madisonarealymesupportgroup.com/2017/04/12/comparing-lyme-testing-with-hiv-testing/

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Activism, Lyme, Testing, Ticks

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