The unusual molecular makeup of Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme disease, may hold clues for understanding and treating the tick-borne disease.

Researchers uncover why the body may keep reacting to a hidden threat even long after the bacteria are gone. As many as 20 ...

Symptoms that persist long after Lyme disease is treated ... If a patient has a swollen knee, for instance, it is full of synovial fluid, a natural lubricant found in joints.

But a host of new serious symptoms might arise, characterized most commonly by arthritis in large joints. "The last stage, late disseminated Lyme disease, presents months to years after the ...

Symptoms that persist long after Lyme disease is treated ... If a patient has a swollen knee, for instance, it is full of synovial fluid, a natural lubricant found in joints.

The Antibiotic That Takes the Bite out of Lyme Apr. 23 ... pool in the liver and joint ... Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe.

April 23, 2025 – Tick season is back, and so is the threat of Lyme disease, with cases expected ... though it can affect other joints, like the shoulder, ankle, elbow, wrist, or hip.

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT ... by the chronic fatigue and brain fog of long-term Lyme illness or the joint pain of Lyme arthritis. There is even scientific ...

If Lyme disease is not treated early, it can spread to your heart, nervous system, and joints. Right now, about 1 in 4 cases lead to Lyme arthritis, causing swelling and pain. It most often ...