In 14 days the California Board of Pharmacy (BOP) could vote to restrict a long list of legal and widely used natural compounds. This discussion and potential vote will take place at their 9/12 public board meeting.
Learn How You Can Help 🧵 1/ 1. Sign and share the petition today! (or link in bio)

2. Alert your representatives: Visit to find them. Not in California? No problem. You can still contact Gov. Newsom to defend your California neighbors! 2/change.org/stopthebop
findyourrep.legislature.ca.gov

Dr. Scott Commings. Beyone Meat: What alpha-gal syndrome teaches us about the immune response to tick bites. Dr. @scott_commins says they first began to notice patients complaining of delayed reactions to beef in mid-2000's.

Next is Dr. @aucott_john on Lyme disease and infection associated chronic illness. Lessons from COVID Long Haulers and ME/CFS.
Infection associated illness is not new. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Dr @aucott_john quickly noticed the symptoms of #LongCOVID were very similar to #LongLyme. Can occur in patients with mild illnesss. Something similar in how these diseases are affecting humans (P.S. Long-haul does not occur post-flu.) #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Jeff says they were able to present the @liv_lyme @TicktrackerAPP to the The National Association and County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) during Vector Week. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Since it's launch in 2018 @TicktrackerAPP has had over 8,000 submissions. Submissions peak in May-June. American dog tick was number one tick identified. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Tickborne Disease Updates from Sue Visser, DrPH, MS Associate Directors for Policy and Extramural Program @CDCgov Division of Vector-borne Diseases Visser pointing out that surveillance is comes from the states.

Dr. Jayakumar Rajadas on the striking similarities & possible therapeutic options for #LongCOVID & #LongLyme #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Dr. Rajadas, a pharmacologist by training, finding doxycycline is not clearing infection in the lab. However, mitomycin & azlocillin are working well. Prefers fewest number of molecules as treatment option (1 or 2 at most). #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next is Dr. Saravanan Thangamani @Thangamani_Lab Emergence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in NY.
Deer tick
Lone star tick
Dog tick
Asian longhorned tick Dr. @Thangamani_Lab reviewing the many pathogens carried by Deer tick, Lone star tick, Dog tick, Gulf coast tick, and the invasive Asian longhorned tick. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Dr. Monica Embers | Persistent Lyme Disease: Supportive Evidence and Potential Solutions. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Embers "there are three potential causes of post-treatment #LymeDisease
Inflammatory response
Continuous infection
Autoimmune

Dr. Eva Sapi discussing morphological forms (spirochete, L-form, biofilm) of Borrelia burgdorferi and a potential connection to breast cancer. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Did you know in 2013, with the help of the #Lyme community, LymeDisease,org helped Dr. Eva Sapi purchase her first atomic force microscope she needed to continue her important work with Lyme biofilms. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth @liv_lyme lymedisease.org/sapi-microscop…

Dr. Steven Harris discussing how to evaluate complex #LymeDisease cases.
Steven's father Nick Harris, who recently passed away, was the founder of @igenexlab and founding member @ilads_lyme lymedisease.org/nick-harris-ig… #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth #LymeDisease makes all other diseases more complex (eg Lyme + Babesia is worse than Lyme alone) and other conditions make Lyme harder to treat (eg. Bartonella &/or MCAS) #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Dr. @khoney giving an update on the progress that has been made since 2015 and how @Lyme_X is promoting innovation in Lyme disease diagnostics and treatment.
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth We at LymeDisease,org and all of you who participated in our survey helped establish the number one research priority for Lyme disease: Better testing. lymedisease.org/top-ten-lyme-p…

Next speaker
Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences @JHPsychedelics Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Albert Garcia-Romeu, PhD
Is working with psychedelics @JHPsychedelics
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next speaker
Pegah Touradji, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation @HopkinsMedicine #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Pegah Touradji, PhD
It is well known that many patients have persistent symptoms of Lyme disease 6+ month after treatment, including cognitive issues.
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next speaker
John Miller, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine @HopkinsMedicine
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Next speaker
John Miller, MD talking about Lyme arthritis
Assistant Professor of Medicine @HopkinsMedicine
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next speaker
John Aucott, MD
Persistent symptoms in Lyme disease
Associate Professor of Medicine @HopkinsMedicine @JohnsHopkinsSPH @jhrheumatology
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth John Aucott, MD
Persistent symptoms in Lyme disease are often difficult to measure and lead to delayed diagnosis and poorer outcomes.
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next speaker
Peter Rowe, MD: Lessons from ME/CFS that can inform Lyme disease as well as Long COVID
Professor of Pediatrics @HopkinsMedicine
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Peter Rowe, MD
Postural Orthostatic Intolerance #POTS is very common in ME/CFS.
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Adrian Baranchuk, MD, FACC, FRCPC, FCCS, FSIAC
Professor of Medicine at Queen’s University, Ontario, Canada @adribaran #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Adrian Baranchuk, MD,
Overview of today
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next speaker:
John Aucott, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine @HopkinsMedicine
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth John Aucott, MD
The stages of Lyme disease
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Next speaker
Alison Rebman, MPH
Instructor in Medicine @HopkinsMedicine
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Alison Rebman, MPH
The history of Lyme disease. First detected in Europe 5,300 years ago.
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

Mark J. Soloski, PhD. Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. #LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth Mark J. Soloski, PhD
Lyme disease is found in the temperate zones throughout the world.
#LymeDiseaseAwarenessMonth

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) has been rapidly expanding its range, from the Southern United States into the Northeast and Midwest. This tick is a major vector of several viral, bacterial, and protozoan pathogens affecting humans & animals.🧵 lymedisease.org/lyme-sci-super… A recent crowdsourced science project has documented the largest increase of the lone star tick in decades. Researchers @TickSpotters documented new tick encounters in over 300 counties—including six new counties in western states—where these ticks had not been documented before.