by Jennifer Crystal I have been battling COVID-19 symptoms for almost five weeks. I have had Lyme disease and two tick-borne co-infections—babesia and ehrlichia—for twenty-three years, though my tick-borne diseases went undiagnosed for the first …More
While many bacteria can be treated with antibiotics, it’s not the same for virus infections like COVID-19 by Mayla Hsu, Ph.D., Director of Research and Science, GLA Why can’t we treat COVID-19 with antibiotics? …More
What can we learn from Lyme disease patients and our work in tick-borne disease research that can be applied to the current COVID-19 crisis? by Robert Kobre, Chairman of the Board, Global Lyme Alliance …More
by Jennifer Crystal Lyme is an enormously complex disease. To properly understand its symptomology, diagnostic issues, and treatment options, you’ve got to do a good deal of research. And that’s just for Lyme; there are …More
Are there connections between COVID-19 and Lyme disease? by Timothy J. Sellati, Chief Scientific Officer, GLA There is only one region on the globe with no cases of COVID-19. Except for Antarctica, every continent has …More
by Jennifer Crystal As Lyme patients, we sometimes spend so long just trying to convince people that we really do have Lyme, that we get tunnel vision. Let me explain. Last summer, after more than …More
Patient-Doctor Q&A: Lyme Disease and COVID-19 Interview by Alex Moresco I have spent the last few weeks like many of you inundated and overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of the news coverage about COVID-19. Separating …More
by Jennifer Crystal Our nation is in a crisis about novel coronavirus COVID-19, and no one is more fearful than those with pre-existing conditions. These patients, along with the elderly, are at high risk if …More
by Jennifer Crystal I was a telling a date last night about my Lyme journey. He responded, “I read an article that said Lyme can be cured, but then I read another that said it …More
