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VOGUE
BY FREDDIE BRAUN
11 FEBRUARY 2021
Since her diagnosis, the model, reality-TV star and mother to models Gigi, Bella and Anwar has made it her mission to lift the veil on Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness that affects hundreds of thousands. Here, she tells us how love has helped her go from despair to hope.
Background: Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although antibiotic therapy is usually effective early in the disease, relapse may occur when administration of antibiotics is discontinued. Studies have suggested that resistance and recurrence of Lyme disease might be due to formation of different morphological forms of B. burgdorferi, namely…
Watch presentations before the federal all party standing committee on health as they discuss what was purported to be a federal framework on Lyme disease by the Minister of Health… Watch now
October 3rd, 2018 For a Niagara man diagnosed with Lyme disease, being able to walk without a cane is a small victory. Now 26 year old Jeff Faber is on a mission to fully regain his health and in order to do so is turning to an expensive treatment overseas. Three years ago Faber landed…
Julie Bertrand / Oceanside Star November 13, 2014 12:00 AM Qualicum Beach resident Sue Aldous discovered she had Lyme disease through a chance encounter in a Surrey grocery store. Aldous had suffered chronic health problems since 1984. She had headaches, frequent insomnia and digestive issues. Because of her poor health, she lost her job, her…
CTV London Published Friday, July 17, 2015 A Huron County woman has had her life turned upside down by Lyme disease and wants others to be aware of the consequences. Cases of the tick-borne illness are on the rise in Canada, but most people still have to go the U.S. for diagnosis and treatment. It…
This article is a preprint and has not been certified by peer review – Posted Nov 15th, 2019 ABSTRACT Lyme disease caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb or B. burgdorferi) is a most common vector-borne, multi-systemic disease in USA. Although, most Lyme disease patients can be cured with a course of antibiotic treatment, a significant percent of…
