Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is an insect-borne illness transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick (also called the deer tick). Roughly 30,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported each year. However, the actual number of infections could be much higher.

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15 Important Facts You Must Know About Ticks

15 Important Facts You Must Know About Ticks

Your guide to Lyme disease, deer ticks, and tick removal.
7 Things You Need to Do to Protect Yourself from Ticks

7 Things You Need to Do to Protect Yourself from Ticks

Disease-carrying ticks are terrors, but there are ways to stay safe
Why Is It So Hard to Get a Lyme Disease Diagnosis?

Why Is It So Hard to Get a Lyme Disease Diagnosis?

Avril Lavigne opened up again this week about her struggle with Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness she says left her bedridden for months and desperate for answers. Why did it take so long for her to get answers?
Here's Exactly What to Do If You Find a Tick on Your Clothes

Here's Exactly What to Do If You Find a Tick on Your Clothes

It turns out getting the critters off is easier than experts thought.
8 Celebrities Who've Struggled With Lyme Disease

8 Celebrities Who've Struggled With Lyme Disease

These celebrities have been vocal about their Lyme disease symptoms, treatment, and more
4 Things You Need to Do If You Get a Tick Bite

4 Things You Need to Do If You Get a Tick Bite

You found a tick. Now what?

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Lyme Disease and Coronavirus Have Some Similar Symptoms—Here's How to Tell the Difference

Lyme Disease and Coronavirus Have Some Similar Symptoms—Here's How to Tell the Difference

They're two entirely different illnesses—but they still share a few common signs.
This Woman Was Bitten by a Tick in 2007—and She's Still Dealing With Chronic Lyme Disease Symptoms

This Woman Was Bitten by a Tick in 2007—and She's Still Dealing With Chronic Lyme Disease Symptoms

'If I overdo it, Lyme rears its beastly, ugly head.'
Justin Bieber Endured 'Scary Symptoms' Before Reportedly Being Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

Justin Bieber Is Reportedly Battling Lyme Disease—But What Is That?

People Are Furious That the New York Times Ran an Article Saying Lyme Disease is No Big Deal

The New York Times Ran an Article Saying Lyme Disease Is No Big Deal—and People Are Furious

This Woman Saw 13 Different Doctors and Took 3 Blood Tests Before She Was Finally Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

When This Woman Went to Her Doctor With Lyme Disease Symptoms, She Was Told She Should “Try Meditation”

Is There a Cure for Lyme Disease?

Is Lyme Disease Curable?

How Do You Get Lyme Disease?

The bacterial infection is transmitted by ticks, but not every tick bite will make you sick.

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Amy Schumer Reveals She Has Lyme Disease in an Instagram Post

Amy Schumer Just Revealed She Has Lyme Disease in a New Instagram Post

Bella Hadid Shared What Life Is Like With Lyme Disease and the Symptoms She Struggles With Daily

Bella Hadid Shared What Life Is Like With Lyme Disease and the Symptoms She Struggles With Daily

The Extreme Lyme Disease Symptoms One Woman Has Lived With for 3 Years

The Extreme Lyme Disease Symptoms One Woman Has Lived With for 3 Years

What Does a Lyme Disease Rash Really Look Like? These Pictures Explain It

What Does a Lyme Disease Rash Really Look Like? These Pictures Explain It

11 Tick-Borne Diseases You Need to Know About This Summer

11 Tick-Borne Diseases You Need to Know About This Summer

14 Lyme Disease Symptoms to Watch For, According to Doctors

14 Lyme Disease Symptoms to Watch For, According to Doctors

CDC Terrifies Twitter with Tick-Filled Photo of a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin: 'TRAUMATIZED'

CDC Terrifies Twitter with Tick-Filled Photo of a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin: 'TRAUMATIZED'

I Couldn't Figure Out My Brain Fog and Fatigue—and Then I Was Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

I Couldn't Figure Out My Brain Fog and Fatigue—and Then I Was Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

7 Weird Health Conditions With No Medical Explanation

7 Weird Health Conditions With No Medical Explanation

Shania Twain Was 'Shattered' by Divorce as She Battled Lyme Disease: 'I Never Thought I Would Sing Again'

Shania Twain Was 'Shattered' by Divorce as She Battled Lyme Disease: 'I Never Thought I Would Sing Again'

Yolanda Hadid Reveals How Lyme Disease Led to Her Divorce From David Foster: 'I Have No Bad Feelings About It'

Yolanda Hadid Reveals How Lyme Disease Led to Her Divorce From David Foster: 'I Have No Bad Feelings About It'

New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes

New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes

'Chronic Lyme Disease' Isn't a Real Diagnosis. So Why Are Doctors Prescribing Risky Treatment for It?

'Chronic Lyme Disease' Isn't a Real Diagnosis. So Why Are Doctors Prescribing Risky Treatment for It?

Alec Baldwin Thought He’d ‘Die of Lyme Disease.’ What to Know About the Tick-Borne Illness

Alec Baldwin Thought He’d ‘Die of Lyme Disease.’ What to Know About the Tick-Borne Illness

Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Suffering From Lyme Disease and Thinking He Was Going to Die

Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Suffering From Lyme Disease and Thinking He Was Going to Die

Health Officials Are Warning This Tick Season Could Be the Worst Yet

Health Officials Are Warning This Tick Season Could Be the Worst Yet

Powassan Virus Is the Scary New Reason to Avoid Ticks

Powassan Virus Is the Scary New Reason to Avoid Ticks

What Is Lyme Disease?

What Is Lyme Disease?

How to Stay Safe from Ticks

How to Stay Safe from Ticks

You Found a Tick. Now What?

You Found a Tick. Now What?

How Ally Hilfiger Survived and Thrived After Her Lyme Disease Diagnosis

How Ally Hilfiger Survived and Thrived After Her Lyme Disease Diagnosis

What You Should Know About Dog Ticks and Lyme Disease

What You Should Know About Dog Ticks and Lyme Disease

What You Should Know About Chronic Lyme Disease

What You Should Know About Chronic Lyme Disease

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