Lyme disease is the latest trending news in health according to Google trends as at 21st July, 2017. This disease is caused by a bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, that is transmitted to humans through a bite from an infected black-legged or deer tick.
Symptoms of this disease can occur after the bite from 3 to 30 days , and symptoms can be in divers ways, depending on the stage of the infection.
Dr. Daniela Stokes, a Poughkeepsie-based infectious disease specialist, said there is a strong association between neuroborreliosis — a manifestation of Lyme in brain tissue — and suicide.
"Definitely, the neuroborreliosis — the late Lyme — is now considered one of the triggers for psychiatric illness, if there is a genetic predisposition," Stokes said. "It can be dormant for many years. So it's a very interesting subject. There is a lot of research needed."
Read more about everything you need to know about Lyme Disease and how it contributes to increasing suicides: http://www.wcsh6.com/news/nation-world/study-hundreds-of-suicides-may-be-attributed-to-lyme-disease/458194146
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