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Your Stories
Mable’s Story
ByCanLyme Team October 13, 2011April 21, 2023
I began to remember the bug bite and ‘sand’ incident and realized that the ‘sand’ must have been a tick. They are only the size of a sesame seed…
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Your Stories
Les’ Story
ByCanLyme Team October 13, 2011April 21, 2023
Routine physicals described me as in ‘excellent health’…until the fateful month of June 1990. What followed became an all encompassing nightmare straight from the very pits of hell…
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Your Stories
Harriet’s Story
ByCanLyme Team October 13, 2011April 21, 2023
I would forget something I had done only a few minutes before. My speech was slurred, and it was hard to swallow sometimes…
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Your Stories
Jim A.’s Story
ByCanLyme Team October 13, 2011April 21, 2023
I was a little concerned as I had heard horror stories about Lyme but [my doctor] reassured me that I would be fine as the antibiotic would kill it…
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For Physicians | Lyme disease | Updates
Important testing precautions
ByCanLyme October 3, 2011July 14, 2023
Time and again, we hear stories from Lyme victims who reported a rash to their doctor (and in some cases even had a tick attached at the site), but were told to come back later for testing. This mistake can be devastating. Don’t wait to be tested A “bull’s eye” rash indicates Lyme infection, and…
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children | Education | Prevention
Tick removal
ByCanLyme October 3, 2011March 24, 2023
Even better than tick removal is to AVOID allowing ticks to attach in the first place. Wearing long pants and sleeves, and walking with a friend who can keep an eye on your back means that you have time to see the tick and brush it off before it attaches. Keep switching positions of who…
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Lyme disease
Lyme basics
ByCanLyme September 30, 2011March 31, 2023
Lyme disease (often misspelled as “Lime” or “Lymes”) is an inflammatory infection that spreads to humans through tick bites.
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Updates
Coping with Lyme disease
ByCanLyme September 14, 2011February 28, 2024
Living with Lyme disease can be a painful and frustrating experience. Many Lyme victims are misdiagnosed, and too often their health deteriorates while they seek proper treatment. Why is Lyme difficult to diagnose and treat? Don’t lose hope There are a variety of treatment options to help everyone from the freshly infected to long-time Lyme…
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Updates
Suspect Lyme?
ByCanLyme September 14, 2011February 28, 2024
Lyme disease is easiest to treat in the early stages, so it’s crucial to seek immediate attention if you suspect you may be infected.
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Updates
Patient’s checklist
ByCanLyme September 14, 2011February 28, 2024
Do you suspect you’ve contracted Lyme disease? If so, there are specific steps you should take to improve your chances of receiving a proper diagnosis.
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Updates
Living with Lyme
ByCanLyme September 14, 2011February 28, 2024
Living with Lyme Yes, living with Lyme disease can be a daily challenge, but it can be done – in fact thousands of Canadians do it every day. At CanLyme, we’re here to help you through every step of the process; from obtaining a proper diagnosis, to coping during treatment, to helping others conquer the…
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Featured | Government
Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to fund clinic
ByCanLyme Team March 31, 2011April 11, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to fund clinic Vancouver, BC, March 31, 2011 – In response to the release of a confidential government report calling for better treatment and management of Lyme disease in BC the provincial government announced $2 million in funding for a provincial clinical and research study to…
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For Physicians | Lyme disease
For physicians
ByCanLyme February 21, 2011February 21, 2024
No tick is a good tick. Any tick that will bite a human may carry various infectious pathogens. Ticks will feed on various wild animals picking up infectious pathogens.
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Featured
CanLyme urges public to be “tick aware” this season
ByCanLyme Team April 7, 2010April 11, 2024
Lyme disease is the fastest growing infectious disease in North America. The United States reports over 30,000 cases annually, and estimates the disease can be under-reported several fold. Disease carrying ticks are becoming more and more prevalent in Canada and are on the move.
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Featured | News from CanLyme | Press Releases
Lyme disease documentary makes Oscar’s shortlist
ByCanLyme Team November 24, 2009April 11, 2024
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced last week that the highly acclaimed Lyme disease documentary, Under Our Skin has made the short list in the category of Best Documentary for the 82nd Academy Awards Oscar presentations in 2010.
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News and updates

Scholarship opportunity for undergraduates with a project focused on Lyme disease or other tick-borne diseases

Living with persistent illness and uncertainty: Patient narratives on Lyme disease in Nova Scotia, Canada

Lyme disease is becoming one of Canada’s defining climate-health challenges

Announcing the second annual Canadian Tick-Borne Disease Conference

Feeling sick after eating that steak dinner? You could have a rare but potentially severe tick-borne allergy

Elliot Jacobson: Downstream Secondary Illness in Lyme Disease

Why Lyme disease isn’t the only tick-borne infection you need to worry about

Lyme disease and your pregnancy: Why avoiding tick bites could protect your unborn child

Mable’s Story

Les’ Story

Harriet’s Story

Jim A.’s Story

Important testing precautions

Tick removal

Lyme basics

Coping with Lyme disease

Suspect Lyme?

Patient’s checklist

Living with Lyme

Lyme disease fears prompt BC government to fund clinic

For physicians

CanLyme urges public to be “tick aware” this season

Lyme disease documentary makes Oscar’s shortlist

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