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Songbirds Disperse Lyme Ticks Across North America
Canadian Lyme researcher John D. Scott’s studies of songbirds in Ontario, Canada have found that ground-foraging birds such as sparrows, warblers, wrens, juncos, and thrushes (including the American Robin) are often infested with Lyme disease ticks. In a study between 2007 and 2009, Scott reported that 481 ticks were collected from 211 songbirds in Canada. [...]
Continue reading...Lyme Disease: What’s Luck Got to Do With It?
May 17, 2011
Having Lyme disease is often a life-altering experience, like no other health problem you’ve ever had or could imagine ever having. If it’s not caught and treated early, Lyme produces a wide-range of debilitating symptoms. No two Lyme sufferers have exactly the same complaints. Lyme is tricky to diagnose. It’s harder to treat, especially because [...]
Continue reading...You Could Have Chlamydia Pneumoniae and Not Know It
March 22, 2011
Chlamydia pneumoniae (now called Chlamydophila pneumoniae) is one of three Chlamydia species that can cause pneumonia in humans. They are Gram-negative cocci bacteria present throughout nature. Untreated, these infections can become chronic. The more familiar Chlamydia trachomatis (what most people think of when they hear the word Chlamydia) is associated with sexually transmitted diseases trachoma, [...]
Continue reading...Mycoplasma Is An Overlooked Lyme Co-Infection
February 23, 2011
Mycoplasma infections are commonly found in people with Lyme Disease. But most doctors don’t know to test for them. These are the smallest organisms that can live independently. Of the over 100 known species, more than a dozen are found in humans. Many of them cause disease. They don’t have a cell wall or cell nucleus, [...]
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January 25, 2012
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