~DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT~

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~LYME DISEASE IS A CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS, AND LAB TESTING IS USED TO HELP "CONFIRM" OR "SUPPORT" THE DIAGNOSIS, "NEVER" TO RULE IT OUT.

THEREFORE, A NEGATIVE LAB RESULT, DOES "NOT" RULE OUT LYME DISEASE INFECTION.

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~GET STARTED~

(USEFUL LINKS AND CHECKLISTS TO HELP YOU EDUCATE YOURSELF & YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT YOUR HEALTH AND LYME)

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~LYME SYMPTOMS CHECKLIST~

(PRINT AND FILL OUT TO GIVE YOU & YOUR DR. A SCOPE OF YOUR SYMPTOMS)

~A PLAIN LANGUAGE INTRO TO TICK-BORNE DISEASE~

(The Basics-LDA of Southeast PA- Great Lyme & TBI Booklet - pdf)

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~LAB TESTING & INTERPRETATION~

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~IGeneX, Inc. Laboratory~

(SPECIALIZING IN TESTING FOR LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES)

~HOW TO INTERPRET YOUR LYME DISEASE LAB TEST~

(DR. JONES APPROACH TO READING A WESTERN BLOT TEST)

(WHAT MOST DR'S DON'T KNOW - HOW TO INTERPRET YOUR LYME TEST)

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~DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT INFO~

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~DR. BURRASCANO'S ADVANCED TOPICS IN LYME~

~WHEN TO SUSPECT LYME: BY DR. JOHN BLEIWEISS~

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~AS IF LYME WEREN'T ENOUGH~

~CO-INFECTIONS~

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~LYME DISEASE AND CO-INFECTIONS~

(HOW 1 TICK BITE CAN INFECT YOU WITH NUMEROUS INFECTIONS)

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~GOVERNMENT CRITERIA~

(THE "CDC" WAS MEANT FOR SURVEILLANCE OF LYME-AND NOT FOR DIAGNOSIS AND/OR TREATMENT OF THE DISEASE)

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~MINNESOTA DEPT OF HEALTH & LYME DISEASE~ 

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~WHY SYMPTOMS WORSEN BEFORE YOU GET BETTER~

(BACTERIA DIE-OFF/HERXHEIMER REACTION)

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~A SHORT EXPLANATION OF BACTERIA DIE-OFF~

~EXTENSIVE EXPLANATION OF BACTERIA DIE-OFF~

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~FANTASTIC ONLINE SUPPORT GROUP~

~CLICK HERE TO JOIN~

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~PREVENTION & TICK REMOVAL~

~LINKS BELOW THIS PICTURE~

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~TICK REPELLENT For Body, Clothing & Yard~ 

~TICK ENCOUNTER RESOURCE CENTER~

(PROTECTION TIPS FOR YOURSELF; PETS & YARD)

~ILADS TOP 10 TIPS TO PREVENT CHRONIC LYME~