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hoosierspud

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27. One of the pathologists that I worked with

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #7)

Tue Dec 16, 2025, 10:37 AM

Dec 16

Gave a presentation on tick-borne diseases. He said that researchers obtained some tick specimens from a collection that was centuries old. They found DNA from the pathogen in those ticks.

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'Gaslighting of Lyme patients is over': RFK Jr. promises renewed focus [View all] BumRushDaShow Dec 16 OP

The good ones die young... and this dangerous SOB keeps on going. Sigh. QueerDuck Dec 16 #1

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE CHEMTRAILS?!! Mister Ed Dec 16 #2

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE FLOURIDATED CHILDREN!?!?!?!?!? hatrack Dec 16 #3

He is psychotic, delusional, and still using drugs. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #4

Hmmm lonely bird Dec 16 #18

Yes if the dosage is high it could make him more aggressive. Irish_Dem Dec 16 #21

he is 100% insane and needs to go LymphocyteLover Dec 16 #5

it makes idiots appear to be smart. nt Javaman Dec 16 #6

The disease pre-dates their timelines by many years bucolic_frolic Dec 16 #7

"a member was diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever" BumRushDaShow Dec 16 #8

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is different from Lyme Disease. yardwork Dec 16 #25

The point was the medical community didn't know the difference at the time bucolic_frolic Dec 16 #26

I don't think that is correct. yardwork Dec 16 #29

the Northeast is still a high-incidence region cab67 Dec 16 #31

One of the pathologists that I worked with hoosierspud Dec 16 #27

Which pathogen? littlemissmartypants Dec 16 #35

Borrelia bacterium hoosierspud Dec 16 #40

Well, if it "doesn't exist" it's very strange a whole lot of us have been treated for it. Vinca Dec 16 #9

Suckers! 😜 travelingthrulife Dec 16 #22

As a sufferer druidity33 Dec 16 #10

yes, the tests suck. treatment is possible but difficult. uncle ray Dec 16 #17

If previous administrations believed Lyme disease did not exist... HeartsCanHope Dec 16 #11

They don't deny Lyme disease OnionPatch Dec 16 #20

Who does this? travelingthrulife Dec 16 #23

The post I responded to OnionPatch Dec 16 #34

Who, exactly? cab67 Dec 16 #28

I misunderstood what I did read of the post. HeartsCanHope Dec 16 #38

The local park a block from my house has tick warning signs. Pa has so many deer because the twodogsbarking Dec 16 #12

One of my sisters has a deer run along the side of her house BumRushDaShow Dec 16 #14

Impeach this psycho for Gods sake orangecrush Dec 16 #13

He attracts more supporters get the red out Dec 16 #15

I have a family member who has believed this "wellness industry" AllyCat Dec 16 #16

I have a patient who continues to insist, against all medical evidence known to science, that he has Lyme disease. Aristus Dec 16 #19

Otzi the Iceman tested positive for Lyme. This is nonsense. I'd love answers. I was bitten by a tick in 1995 and airmid Dec 16 #24

RFK is so dumb it boggles my mind. So Lymes is a bio-weapon the US developed to randomly kill Americans over the Martin68 Dec 16 #30

No Kennedy you moron, no one ignored the threat mdbl Dec 16 #32

I grew up in the country, in Monterey County, California, born in 1951. cksmithy Dec 16 #33

a Lyme vaccine would help.... SamuelTheThird Dec 16 #36

It's too late for many. My cousin suffered with Lyme for years and... littlemissmartypants Dec 16 #37

Biggest tick VanceFan Dec 16 #39