“Chronic Lyme Disease”: A controversial diagnosis

“Chronic Lyme Disease”: A controversial diagnosis

Yolanda Foster, former model and reality star on Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, has been publicly battling Lyme disease. She was first diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2012 which she seemed to have under control given her healthy-looking appearance on the show. 

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Lyme disease: Causes and treatments

Lyme disease: Causes and treatments

Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vector-borne illness in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).  

A vector-borne illness is one which is spread to humans through a vector, such as an insect or arachnid, carrying the disease.  In the case of Lyme disease, the vector is a tick.  More precisely, the illness is spread through the bite of a black-legged tick, or deer tick.  

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