I think ppl underestimate the role of reactivated #Lyme & Bartonella in #LongCovid (many dont know they have either). Lots of focus on #EBV may be missing this. When I interviewed @microbeminded2 recently (released soon) she said, “first things to rule out w LC are Lyme/ bart.”
There is a study published in @Nature that speaks to this here: nature.com/articles/s4159…
Lyme and bartonella are common, hugely misunderstood and under-recognized, can lie dormant, patients often asymptomatic, and like Covid, can be persistent.
When they get activated, all Hell can break loose.
When they get activated, all Hell can break loose.
. @StevePhillipsMD and I have given many talks & interviews & discussed this. He has seen it in his own patients, treated them after Covid set off their underlying tick-borne infections and they’ve recovered.
This is being largely ignored to the detriment of suffering LC pts.
This is being largely ignored to the detriment of suffering LC pts.
Here’s a clip of my personal chronic #Lyme nightmare story, which is not actually uncommon and mirrors what #LongCovid patients go through trying to get answers.
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