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American Lyme Disease Foundation | Accurate Lyme Information At the American Lyme Disease Foundation, we are dedicated to providing up-to-date and credible information, dispel myths and misconceptions, and serve as a valuable resource for anyone with questions about Lyme disease and other tick-related illnesses
About The American Lyme Disease Foundation The American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF) is dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease which, in the U S , has been defined historically as a tick-borne bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto
Lyme Disease | American Lyme Disease Foundation Understand the cause, symptoms, and treatment of Lyme disease and the effects of this illness including co-infections and dispel myths about the disease
News Announcements - American Lyme Disease Foundation In response to growing concern and confusion about Lyme disease, the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines on the disease, in order to provide guidance to physicians and patients based on the latest scientific evidence
Tick Paralysis - American Lyme Disease Foundation Unlike Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, and babesiosis, which are caused by the systemic proliferation and expansion of parasites in their hosts long after the offending tick is gone, tick paralysis is chemically induced by the tick and can therefore continue only in its presence
Lyme Vaccine | American Lyme Disease Foundation LYMErix was a recombinant vaccine that targeted an outer surface protein (OspA) from the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium, the pathogen that causes Lyme disease The vaccine proved effective in animal models and human volunteers Vaccinated individuals showed a 76% reduction in Lyme disease in the year following vaccination
ALDF announces Dr. Andrea Love as new Executive Director - American . . . Dr Andrea Love, Ph D has recently been named as Executive Director of the American Lyme Disease Foundation by unanimous vote of the Board of Directors She will be taking over following Dr Phil Baker’s retirement and is similarly committed to dispelling misinformation surrounding Lyme Disease
Tick Identification and Information - American Lyme Disease Foundation What are Ticks? Lyme disease is all about ticks The more you know about ticks, the more you will understand Lyme disease and other illnesses caused by ticks, and the more knowledge you will have to prevent them Ticks are blood-feeding arthropods belonging to arachnid family, closely related to spiders and scorpions
Babesiosis - American Lyme Disease Foundation Babesiosis is caused by a protozoa that infects red blood cells (erythrocytes) Although several different species of Babesia infect humans, B microti is the most common cause of infection in the United States B microti is transmitted by I scapularis ticks, the same ticks that transmit Lyme disease