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Lyme Disease and Bartonella Coinfections

Dr. Tania Dempsey

Sep 4, 2019

Lyme Disease and Bartonella Coinfections

I was recently interviewed on Lyme Basics. Click here to read the full interview. How do you differentiate between what clinical symptoms are caused by Lyme disease and Bartonella? What are some of the more typical symptoms of a chronic Bartonella infection? It can be difficult to differentiate between Lyme disease and Bartonellosis based on clinical symptoms alone. There is certainly an overlap of symptoms found in both, such as headaches, fatigue, brain fog and cognitive d

Lyme Disease Expert Dr. Tania Dempsey on Fox 61 News Sharing Why Bartonella is The New Lyme Disease

Dr. Tania Dempsey

Apr 28, 2018

Lyme Disease Expert Dr. Tania Dempsey on Fox 61 News Sharing Why Bartonella is The New Lyme Disease

Connecticut’s tick population continues to increase along with the rise of the Powassan virus, a tick-borne virus. When most think about Lyme disease, they are primarily thinking about how to protect a tick from jumping on you when you are outdoors. Many people are not aware that they could actually be contracting bartonella directly from within their own home. Lyme Disease Expert Dr. Tania Dempsey recently shared what you need to know about this rising health threat on Fox 6

Lyme Disease Symptoms

Dr. Tania Dempsey

Jun 1, 2017

Lyme Disease Symptoms

SYMPTOMS OF TICK BORNE ILLNESS Q: Will every patient who has Lyme disease see a bull’s eye rash? A: Lyme disease presents as a bull's eye rash in less than 50% of patients. That means that in more than half of the cases, there is no obvious rash, and the symptoms can be mild and can look like so many other illnesses. This makes the diagnosis of lyme disease very difficult. Q: Is lyme disease associated with other illnesses? A: Lyme disease is often associated with other tic