Activists Quote by Michael Specter

I believe evidence is overwhelming that chronic Lyme is a terrible, overwhelming disease, and we need to find ways to treat this. To say…

— Chris Smith

The more we know about Lyme, the more we can do to treat patients and educate families to stop the spread of this debilitating…

— Elise Stefanik

In some patients, Lyme disease can be fairly easy to treat while in others, it can feel like a never battle.

— Florah

If left untreated, Lyme disease can be crippling, yet it is a difficult illness to contract: a tick needs to attach itself to your…

— Michael Specter

“As a general rule, the longer the Lyme has been present, the longer the antibiotic treatment will last,”

— Kenneth Singleton

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported tick-borne illness in the United States, and the incidence is growing rapidly. In 2009, the C.D.C. reported…

— Michael Specter

“much of what we now know about Lyme disease had already been published in medical journals,”

— Kenneth Singleton

Chronic Lyme causes arthritis, heart problems, stroke - even death.

— Daryl Hall

Not enough people know what Lyme disease is and the dangers of being bitten by an insect.

— Gigi Hadid

“the CDC states that only 5 to 10 percent of Lyme disease cases are actually reported each year by state health officials and physicians.”

— Kenneth Singleton

We who suffer from chronic Lyme can only ask for our loved ones to try to understand and be compassionate about this invisible disease.

— Yolanda Hadid

“Most disturbing of all, the IDSA’s guidelines actually deny the existence of chronic or persistent Lyme infection, preferring to call it “Post-Lyme Disease Syndrome”…

— Kenneth Singleton