Posts From DrJonesKids.org- Before August 2018

Three Decades Later

What Do We Know About Lyme Disease?

We know and have proven beyond a doubt that

Lyme symptoms remaining after treatment

Can be related to an active Lyme infection!

We know...

1. Tests are still missing 74.9% of Lyme disease cases. Independent researchers continue to try to develop better tests due to the high failure rate of the standard tests that are often promoted by patent holders and insurance companies.

2. People can acquire multiple infections when bitten by ticks.

3. Most tick borne diseases can lead to chronic illness, disability and death.

4. There are no studies proving Lyme disease can be cured with 2-3 weeks of one antibiotic and many studies proving it can not be.

5. Lyme disease is not “easy to diagnose and easy to cure”. When someone remains ill after treatment or relapses it is not due to a “post-Lyme syndrome” or “MUS” (multiple unexplained symptoms) or because they were originally misdiagnosed. It is because they still have an active infection and require additional treatment.

6. Researchers worldwide continue searching for safe treatments able kill the various forms of Lyme spirochetes that remain after short term antibiotic Lyme treatment.

7. Too many uninformed doctors are still following 12 year old treatment guidelines (2006 IDSA), which excludes the majority of new scientific evidence.

8. Authors of 2006 IDSA guidelines have been investigated by the Attorney General of CT and were shown to have conflicts of interest and ties to patents, insurance and drug companies, yet the authors continue to fight to keep them in use.

9. Those who are responsible for and who have promoted the failed Lyme tests, failed Lyme vaccine and failed treatment guidelines can not admit they were wrong or admit to having conflicts of interest without fear of individual and class action law suits. As a result they continue insisting all is well while millions suffer.

10. If things were going well in the world of Lyme disease there wouldn't be so many chronically ill & disabled patients, so many people world wide speaking out and so many trying to find a better solution.

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*The information presented on this site is intended as general information for use by the public, Lyme patients, their families, caregivers and health care professionals. If you are a Lyme patient be sure to ask your doctor to explain if and how this information applies to you. We do not provide doctor referrals, diagnostic advice or specific treatment protocols for any disease or condition and we can not answer questions related to your individual health concerns. We hope you find this site useful and informative. Lucy Barnes- AfterTheBite@gmail.com