Transmission

There is solid scientific evidence showing Lyme is transmitted through tick bites. Yet fifty percent of the time someone has chronic Lyme they do not remember a tick bite. In spite of this public health authorities and the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) hold on tight to a ridiculous view that it is only transmitted through tick bites.

Lyme can be sexually transmitted. In this article I review the science behind this statement and the risk that I believe exists. I also answer the following questions:

Many of my clients with Lyme disease want to get pregnant or were pregnant before their Lyme was discovered. Here is what we discuss regarding

• the odds of transmission,
• antibiotics to prevent transmission during pregnancy,
• expectations for the mother's Lyme disease during and after pregnancy, and
• treatment or testing decisions for the baby or an older child.

Tick and Lyme season is here. Marty Ross MD reviews key strategies to prevent Lyme disease and other related infections from tick bites.