This presentation will discuss at length Lyme disease and other tick-borne infections, full foundational background, clinical presentation and laboratory diagnosis. Often times criteria for diagnosis is unclear for many and how to read and interpret laboratory testing. Also, understanding of how to incorporate diagnosis amongst other leading infections present, e.g. EBV, Mycoplasma or an autoimmune condition and the significance of its impact on health.

The presentation will additionally include the relation to infections like Lyme disease and possible initiating autoimmunity like multiple sclerosis and how to appropriately consider all infections in treatment. Autoimmunity will be discussed as it pertains to molecular mimicry, bystander activation and epitope spreading. It will discuss role of infections like Lyme, EBV, and Strep can initiate autoimmunity in future. In fact, those with autoimmune conditions are likely to have at least two infections. The presentation will demonstrate how improving the infections causes or may cause improvements in autoimmunity serological testing and clinical symptom picture.

The presentation will also cover persistent, chronic Lyme disease and dysregulation in immune function. It will discuss what is persistent chronic lyme disease, impact of antibiotic treatment long term and biologics. Case studies will be provided and reviewed for Lyme disease, other tick-borne infections like Bartonella and Babesia including cases of patients who have Lyme disease plus an autoimmune condition.

There will be review of appropriate testing for assessment and evaluation purposes and use of integrative medicine via herbal and nutritional supplementation to support Lyme disease with additional context including co-infections and demographics. There will also be a review of conventional medicine approaches to care and long-term care.