Case Study: A Patient Claiming Chronic Lyme Disease
The story of one patient who believed she had chronic Lyme disease.
Deadly C. diff infections from unnecessary antibiotics for false chronic Lyme diagnoses
Chronic Lyme treatments can kill
Good journalism on chronic Lyme pseudoscience
Stories worth reading
Lyme Disease Tests: Science vs Misconceptions
Correcting misunderstandings about Lyme testing
Lyme: No link to multiple sclerosis, ALS, Alzheimer’s, autism, or Parkinson’s
Yes, there is a lot of false info online.
Australia: No Lyme disease, thousands falsely diagnosed
Because chronic Lyme is transmitted by word of mouth and the Internet.
How chronic Lyme recruits followers
CFS, Fibromyalgia, & unexplained symptoms misdiagnosed as Lyme
The trap of chronic Lyme
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself – and you are the easiest person to fool.
Lyme disease did not cause the Sandy Hook shooting
Under Our Skin is one of the most popular propaganda films for chronic Lyme conspiracy theories and quacks. In 2012, a post on the film’s Facebook page attempted to connect Lyme to various horrific acts of violence, such as the … Continued
Why Lyme bacteria generally need 36-48 hours or more to transmit
Where does the grace period come from?
CD57 testing for Chronic Lyme: Meaningless and a waste of money
Why CD57 tests are like Ouija boards
Red flags of Chronic Lyme Quackery
Things to notice in a chronic Lyme story
Lyme Misdiagnosis: A Serious Problem
Studies show a massive number of false positive Lyme diagnoses
Video: How fake medicine fools us
Watch this short clip from Penn & Teller: Bullshit! Then consider some questions.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: More Lyme quackery
Another unnecessary therapy marketed for Lyme disease.
Medical Child Abuse: Physical and Psychological Harms
“Lyme literate” doctors and some parents falsely claim children are infested with “chronic Lyme”
Lyme disease: Not Sexually Transmitted
Lyme disease is only spread by black legged ticks, typically after being attached 36-48 hours or more.