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re: BayAreaLyme.org

Agents for the Agenda? No doubt. Funding dependency.

However, the first thing they say is:   [ Actually, many never develop a skin rash and those that do may not get a bullseye rash.] 

then,

[ MYTH: If the test is negative, you don't have Lyme. ]

[ Not so fast … The current “gold standard” diagnostic for Lyme disease is a two-tiered blood test requiring a positive ELISA result. The ELISA measures infection-fighting or memory antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi, and it misses up to 60% of acute cases of Lyme when antibodies may not be high enough to detect. ]

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Failure to preserve the tick flushes away a golden opportunity for early diagnosis. There is a need to enlighten the medical community as to this fact.  Those at higher risk are advised to have a game plan in place.  Discuss with your MD where you will take the tick.  Standing orders are possible.  They need to be renewed.