THE HIDDEN ILLNESS…
HOW OFTEN HAVE you felt utterly exhausted for no good reason? Or perhaps you struggle to concentrate while working? Most likely you just need to relax and recharge yourself. But for thousands of people in the UK, long-term exhaustion and cognitive impairment are symptoms of Lyme disease.
Triggered by a bite from a tick, about 8,000 people in the UK may have been infected in 2019, according to new research: three times higher than the previous estimate of 2,000 – 3,000 annual cases. Doctors are not required to report LD, so the true scale of infection could be even higher. There are at least 300,000 new cases every year in the USA, where LD is routinely recorded.
Lyme can cause fatigue and cognitive issues so
