NEW BITE?
Updated: May 18
PRINT for doctors so you get enough antibiotics. (Always treat the bite) I wouldn't personally take less than 8 weeks.
https://www.ilads.org/research-literature/lyme-disease-basics-for-providers/
This gives antibiotic instructions too.
https://iladef.org/education/how-to-handle-a-tick-bite/
This one great:
I would also suggest emailing or walking in with this list of education below if you want to take one step further. More education the better.
"Prominent Lyme-treating physician Dr. Richard Horowitz lists evidence regarding Borrelia’s ability to survive antibiotics. I recommend you save this answer in your files for future discussions with doctors and others."
https://www.lymedisease.org/tbdwg-persistence-horowitz/
https://danielcameronmd.com/single-dose-doxycycline-lyme-disease-leads-poor-outcome-61-year-old-man/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4196523/
https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/45/2/149/420106
https://news.tulane.edu/pr/study-finds-lyme-bacteria-can-survive-after-antibiotic-treatment-months-after-infection#:~:text=The%20bacteria%20that%20causes%20Lyme%20disease%20can%20survive%20in%20organ,disease%20by%20Tulane%20University%20researchers
See our How to handle a tick bite post for more info.
