Notes by András Pál Bózsik, Lyme disease laboratory specialist Bella Hadid is regularly treated for Lyme disease. What do I think about this? In my opinion, she may be the victim of a professional error. I would not dare to say that this is a deliberate hoax, as most doctors act in good faith. But [...]

Those who have been dealing with Lyme borreliosis for a long time know that denial of Lyme disease always exceeds reasonable limits. It began with the fact that, despite obvious symptoms, this millennia-old disease was only thoroughly investigated in the 1970s, and a description of the disease was published in 1982. (Its medical name is [...]

Notes by András Pál Bózsik, Lyme disease laboratory specialist I recently heard some information from an old teacher and friend of mine. He said that more than 70 per cent of publications in medical literature are based on unrepeatable or false data. One of the most famous cases of this was when it was discovered [...]

Notes by András Pál Bózsik, Lyme disease laboratory specialist Lyme disease is a source of much misunderstanding and fear, especially when it comes to having children. Many mothers and families are looking for the answer to the question: “If I have Lyme disease, can I have a healthy child?” Recently, a foreign patient contacted us…

Is it possible to transmit Lyme disease sexually? No one can give a definitive answer to this question yet. We have seen that Borrelia has been identified in semen and vaginal secretions, and that the disease can even be transmitted from male mice to female mice. However, we must not forget that laboratory mice may [...]

We are hearing more and more about cases where the symptoms of Lyme disease become so overwhelming that the person feels that life is no longer worth living. We ourselves have met such patients, but fortunately they are still healthy today thanks to the treatment put together by the Foundation's doctors. However, there have been [...]

This is bad news for those who use non-scientifically defined terms, but not good enough news for Lyme disease patients suffering from chronic symptoms. Word has spread that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has adopted the term "chronic Lyme disease (borreliosis)". However, this is not entirely true. In its latest publication [...]

Apologies, this is going to be very technical... In everyday practice, when there is a tick bite or typical Lyme symptoms, the sample is sent to the laboratory immediately. It is not so important what method is used to examine it there; in most cases, we interpret the result as "gospel". We rule out Lyme [...]