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Lyme Literate Doctors

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  • Dr. Steven Bock, MD, FAAP, DABMA, DABAAM Dr. Steven Bock, MD, FAAP, DABMA, DABAAM

Lyme Research

  • Columbia University: Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center
  • Hilysens: European Union Lyme Research Group
  • LymeMD: Lyme Disease Research Foundation
  • lymeproject: Lyme Disease Research
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease: Lyme Disease Diagnostic Research
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease: Lyme Disease Research

Government Sources

  • Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease
  • FDA: Beware of Ticks... & Lyme Disease
  • MedlinePlus: Lyme Disease
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease: Lyme Disease
  • PubMed: Lyme Disease

US State Government Resources

  • Arizona Department of Health Services: Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases Program
  • Arkansas Department of Health: Tick-Borne Diseases
  • California Department of Public Health
  • Conneticut Department of Public Health: Lyme Disease
  • Delaware Health and Social Services: Lyme Disease
  • Florida Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Georgia Department of Public Health: Tick-borne Diseases
  • Illinois Department of Public Health: Lyme Disease
  • Indiana State Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Iowa Department of Public Health: Lyme Disease
  • Kansas Department of Health and Environment: Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Response
  • Kentucky Department for Public Health: Tick Borne Diseases
  • Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: Epidemiology Manual - Infectious Diseases
  • Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention: Lyme Disease
  • Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: Lyme Disease
  • Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services: Tick-borne Diseases
  • Michigan: Emerging Disease Issues
  • Minnesota Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Mississippi State Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Tick-Borne Disease
  • Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: Travel Related Illnesses
  • Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services: Tick Borne Diseases in Nebraska
  • New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services: Lyme Disease
  • New Jersey Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • New York State Department of Health: Ticks and Lyme Disease
  • North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Lyme Disease
  • North Dakota Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Ohio Department of Health: Zoonotic Diseases Program (Tick-Borne Diseases)
  • Oklahoma State Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Oregon Health Authority
  • Pennsylvania Department of Health: Diseases and Conditions
  • Rhode Island Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control: Lyme Disease
  • South Dakota Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Tennessee Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Texas Department of State Health Services: Lyme Disease
  • Utah Bureau of Epidemiology: Public Health Lyme Disease Page
  • Vermont Department of Health: Lyme Disease in Vermont
  • Virginia Department of Health: Lyme Disease
  • Washington State Department of Health
  • West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources: Lyme Disease
  • Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Lyme Disease

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Signs and Symptoms of Lyme Disease

  • CanLyme: Symptoms
  • Centers for Disease Control: Signs and Symptoms of Lyme Disease
  • eHow: Signs and Symptoms of Lyme Disease
  • Live Strong: Lyme Disease Information - Signs and Symptoms
  • Lyme Disease Association: Dr. Burrascano's Symptom List Chart
  • Lyme Disease Association: Lyme Signs and Symptoms
  • Mayo Clinic: Lyme Disease Symptoms

Diagnosing Lyme Disease

  • American Academy of Family Physicians: Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
  • American College of Physicians: Lyme Disease Initiative Diagnosis
  • eHow: How to Diagnose Lyme Disease
  • lymedisease.org: Lyme Disease Diagnosis
  • Mayo Clinic: Lyme Tests and Diagnosis
  • MedlinePlus: Lyme Diseas Antibody
  • The New York Times: A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia on Diagnosis

Treating Lyme Disease

  • American College of Physicians: Lyme Disease Initiative Treatment
  • eHow: Lme Disease Treatment
  • International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society: Evidence-based Guidelines for the Management of Lyme Disease
  • Johns Hopkins Arthritis Cent: Lyme Disease Treatment
  • Live Strong: Chronic Lyme Disease Treatments
  • lymedisease.org: Lyme Disease Treatment
  • Mayo Clinic: Treatments and Drugs
  • The New York Times: A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia on Treatment

Alternative Lyme Disease Treatments

  • eHow: Alternative Solutions for Lyme Disease
  • Lyme.ws: Alternative Treatments for Chronic Lyme Disease?
  • LymeAid.net: Alternative Treatment Comparison
  • lymehelp.org: Lyme Disease & Alternative Treatments
  • Nutraceutical Breakthroughs in Lyme Disease

Preventing Lyme Disease

  • American Veterinary Medical Association: Disease Precautions for Hunters
  • Georgia Lyme Disease Association: Prevention
  • International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society: Top Ten Tips to Prevent ChronicnLyme Disease
  • Lyme Disease Association, Inc.: Property Prevention - Tricks to Stop Ticks
  • lymedisease.org: Prevention of Lyme Disease
  • lymeinfo.net: Lyme Disease Prevention
  • Recipes for Repair: Lyme Disease Prevention Tips
  • STOPticks.org: Stop Ticks on People
  • The New York Times: A.D.A.M. Medical Encyclopedia on Prevention

Lyme Disease Resources

  • American Academy of Family Physicians: Lyme Disease
  • American College of Rheumatology: Lyme Disease
  • Carolina Lyme: Education about Lyme Disease in North Carolina and South Carolina
  • Georgia Lyme Disease Association
  • Infectious Diseases Society of America: Ten Facts You Should Know about Lyme Disease
  • International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society
  • Lyme Disease Guide
  • lymedisease.org: Formerly CALDA
  • lymeproject: Lyme Disease Practice and Research
  • Mayo Clinic: Lyme Disease
  • Science Daily: Lyme Disease

International Lyme Resources

  • Borelioza (Czech Republic; Česká Republika)
  • Borrelia och TBE Föreningen i Sverige (Sweden; Sverige)
  • Borreliose (Netherlands; Nederland)
  • Borreliose-Nachrichten (Germany; Deutschland)
  • Borreliosi di Lyme (Italy; Italia)
  • Borreliosis and Associated Diseases Awareness (UK)
  • Borreliosis Centrum Augsburg (Germany; Deutschland)
  • CanLyme: Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (Canada)
  • Europäische Zeckeninformation (Germany; Deutschland)
  • Forum der Lyme-Borreliose Selbsthilfegruppen Schweiz (Switzerland; Schweiz; Suisse; Svizzera)
  • Hilysens: European Union Lyme Research Group
  • Lyme Disease Action (UK)
  • Nederlandse Vereniging voor Lymepatiënten (Netherlands; Nederland
  • Norsk Lyme Borreliose Forening (Norway; Norge)
  • Patientforeningen DanInfekt (Denmark; Danmark)
  • Stowarzyszenie Chorych na Boreliozę (Poland; Polska)
  • Suomen Lyme-Borrelioosi (Finland; Suomi)
  • Tick Talk Ireland (Ireland; Éire)
  • Tiquatac (France)
  • University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital: Department of Medical Entomology (Australia)

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Your chuckle for the day – with Jerry Whitlock

"Laughter really is the best medicine," says Jerry, "and here's your double dose for the day. Remember to check back often for new jokes and more fun right here at National Lyme Report. Until then, don't you dare forget ... all we've got in this old world is each other, and may God bless."

Let the laughing begin!

You know, I just didn't want to believe rumors that my Dad was stealing from his job as a road worker. But when I got home, all the signs were there. Chuckling? Of course you are! Here's more:

Question: What do you call an alligator wearing a vest? Answer: An investigator. Get it? InvestiGATOR!! Okay, it's corny, I admit it! Here's another one:

How do you spot a vegetarian at a party? Don’t worry, he'll tell you! How true, how true! Finally, a blind man with a guide dog walks into a grocery store, takes the pooch by the tail and starts swinging it in circles over his head.

Puzzled, the store's manager approaches and asks, "Pardon me, sir. Can I help you with something?"

"No thank you, "says the blind man. "I'm just looking around."

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Help for Lyme Patients

  • CanLyme: Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation (Canada)
  • Lyme Disease Action (UK)
  • Lyme Disease Association, Inc.
  • Lyme Disease Blog
  • Lyme Disease Foundation, Inc.
  • Lyme.ws: Lyme Disease Community and Support
  • LymeTAP: Lyme Test Access Program
  • MDJunction: Lyme Disease Support Forum
  • National Capital Lyme Disease Association
  • Tick-Borne Disease Alliance
  • TOFU: Ticked Off and Fed Up, Inc.

Nervous System Lyme Disease

  • American Academy of Neurology: Treatment of Nervous System Lyme Disease (an evidence-based review)
  • eHow: Lyme Disease Central Nervous System Symptoms
  • Medscape: New Guidelines Issued for Nervous System Lyme Disease
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Neurological Complications of Lyme Disease
  • Pub Med: Nervous System Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease and Arthritis

  • eHow: Lyme Arthritis Symptoms
  • Science Daily: Effective Treatment of Lyme-Disease-Related Arthritis Depends on Proper Diagnosis
  • The Arthritis Trust of America: Lyme Disease - Arthritis by Infection

Lyme Disease and Pregnancy

  • Centers for Disease Control: Pregnancy and Lyme Disease
  • International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society: Pregnancy and Lyme Disease
  • John Drulle, MD, Memorial Lyme Fund, Inc.: Pregnancy and Lyme Disease
  • Lyme Disease Guide: Lyme Disease Pregnancy Complications
  • PubMed: Maternal Lyme Borreliosis and Pregnancy Outcome
  • Wake Forest Baptist Health: Lyme Disease During Pregnancy and Nursing

Lyme Disease in Pets

  • American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine: Small Animal Consensus Statement on Lyme Disease
  • Centers for Disease Control: Lyme Disease and Animals
  • Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine - Baker Institute for Animal Health: An Overview of Lyme Disease in Dogs
  • Michigan.gov: Lyme Disease in Pets
  • North Shore Animal League America: Protecting Your Pet from Lyme Disease
  • PetMD: Lyme Disease in Cats
  • PetMD: Lyme Disease in Dogs
  • Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine: Your Pet and Lyme Disease

Lyme Conspiracy Theories

  • Hidden Mysteries: The Lyme Disease Conspiracy
  • Lyme Disease Origin Conspiracy Theories
  • rense.com: US Government Admits Lyme Disease is a Bioweapon

Plum Island link to Lyme Disease, real or imagined? YOU be the judge

  • CBS News: Plumbing the Mysteries of Plum Island
  • Examiner: Did Lyme Disease originate out of Plum Island?
  • Germs Gone Wild: The Horrific Secrets of Plum Island
  • Wikipedia: Plum Island Animal Disease Center
  • 300 Medical Conditions Linked to Lyme Disease