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Alison Rebman, MPH
Instructor in Medicine @HopkinsMedicine
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The history of Lyme disease. First detected in Europe 5,300 years ago.
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We know that Lyme disease is underreported by a factor of 10-12 fold.
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A better way of monitoring Lyme disease cases is to monitor the number of positive tests.
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Other data sources for Lyme disease.
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Another data source for predicting #Lyme disease is veterinary data.
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Another source for Lyme disease is to track the search engines.
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There currently is no way to track how many patients remain ill after being treated for Lyme disease.
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Lyme disease diagnosis peaks in the summer months.
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Lyme disease is found throughout the U.S.
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The number of Lyme disease is steadily increasing.
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Lyme disease is increasing not just in the East but also in states where we don't traditionally associate like Oregon.
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Lyme disease data sets throughout the world.
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There may be sex/gender differences in Lyme disease
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Demographic data indicates patients of color tend to have delayed diagnosis.
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Interesting study on racial differences in Lyme disease.
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Education level & socio-economic status affects all medical conditions including Lyme disease.
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Why the demographic differences in Lyme disease?
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Delayed treatment and females are at higher risk of chronic symptoms of Lyme disease.
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There are many factors associated with increased risk for Lyme disease.
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Conclusion: Data source is important for Lyme disease. Hopefully with the increased understanding of Long COVID we will have a better understanding of Long Lyme.
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