HOW MANY PEOPLE WITH LYME DISEASE ARE DISABLED?
Most of us know that Lyme disease is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, or depression. But did you know that 20% are misdiagnosed with uncurable progressive neurologic diseases?.
How Many People With Lyme Disease Are Disabled?
This is the first in what I hope will be a series of “quick bytes” (2-minute videos) of some of the preliminary results we are getting from MyLymeData. You can choose to watch the video or read the blog. Today I am going to talk about what we are finding with misdiagnosis. Most of us know that Lyme disease is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, or depression. But did you know that 20% are misdiagnosed with uncurable progressive neurologic diseases?
MyLymeData is one of the largest patient-driven registries in the nation, with over 13,500 patients enrolled. It was created by patients, is run by patients and will address the issues that Lyme disease patients care about. MyLymeData Viz provides the community with results from MyLymeData. If you are enrolled in MyLymeData, we thank you for providing the data that will accelerate the pace of research in Lyme disease. If you are not enrolled, please enroll today.
You might be interested in more MyLymeData Quick Bytes:
How Many People With Lyme Disease Are Disabled?
This is the first in what I hope will be a series of “quick bytes” (2-minute videos) of some of the preliminary results we are getting from MyLymeData. You can choose to watch the video or read the blog. Today I am going to talk about what we are finding with misdiagnosis. Most of us know that Lyme disease is commonly misdiagnosed as chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, or depression. But did you know that 20% are misdiagnosed with uncurable progressive neurologic diseases?
MyLymeData is one of the largest patient-driven registries in the nation, with over 13,500 patients enrolled. It was created by patients, is run by patients and will address the issues that Lyme disease patients care about. MyLymeData Viz provides the community with results from MyLymeData. If you are enrolled in MyLymeData, we thank you for providing the data that will accelerate the pace of research in Lyme disease. If you are not enrolled, please enroll today.
You might be interested in more MyLymeData Quick Bytes:
