Why Lyme Disease Symptoms Go Away Quickly for Some and Last Years for Others

New research offers some clues to an immune system marker in the blood that is elevated among people with lingering Lyme disease symptoms, even after they’d received antibiotics. In a new study found in CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal, researchers found an immune system marker in the blood called interferon-alpha was elevated among people who had been treated for Lyme disease but had lingering symptoms. Anywhere from 30,000 up to 500,000 people develop Lyme disease from a tick bite each year The new findings represent a significant shift in understanding why some people infected with Lyme suffer chronic symptoms. Read more from NBC News here.