How I Knew I Had Chronic Lyme Disease

You’ve probably heard of Lyme disease—the bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi that’s usually transmitted to humans through tick bites. But chronic Lyme disease remains a much more challenging medical mystery, says Amy Offutt, MD, an integrative medicine physician and the president of the board of directors for the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS).

Prompt treatment with antibiotics can cure early Lyme disease, she explains.

But if not adequately treated, the infection spreads, evades the immune system, and interacts with the body in more complex and treatment-resistant ways.

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