Have Researchers Found a Potential Cure for the Bourbon Virus? Most people know that ticks can transmit Lyme disease to humans. But not too many people have heard yet about Bourbon Virus. Bourbon virus is an RNA virus in the genus…
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Lyme Disease Research
New Research Shows Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases
Lyme Bacteria Hides Inside Parasitic Worms, Causing Chronic Brain Diseases Recent discovery confirmed by state-of-the-art Molecular Beacon DNA probes WASHINGTON, May 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — The examination of autopsied brain tissues from patients who died of serious neurological conditions has…
Guidelines for Brain and Tissue Donations for Lyme Patients
The Paul H. Duray Pathology Fellowship Fund Guidelines for Brain and Tissue Donations The Paul H. Duray Pathology Fellowship Fund (PHD-Fund) has many aspects. Our number one mission is to do pathology based research on Tick Borne Illnesses and…
TOM GRIER’S REBUTTAL TO Professor Jan Keppel Hesselink LD/VACCINE
First we’d like to thank Thomas Grier, M.S. for his rebuttal and for letting us share it on whatislyme.com and secondly we’d like to thank Betty Gordon, Iowa activist for getting this information to us to post! TO: Editors of…
Is Lyme Disease Fatal?
Many times we hear people mutter the words, “Well at least Lyme disease is not fatal.” But is it? We have a Lyme memorial on this website that shows it is. The problem is, it is hard to find much research…
Can Cholesterol Medicine Help Stop the Spread of Lyme Disease?
Can Cholesterol Medicine Help Stop the Spread of Lyme Disease? According to Science Daily there is research showing it may. The university of Texas at San Antonio reports that Statins can reduce the burden in mice and can therefore be exploited…