Time to Get Serious about Tick-Borne Diseases
Serious question: do you think more could be done to help bring awareness to patients to encourage earlier screening for Lyme disease and other tick borne diseases? I remember being told that if I ever saw a tick on my skin or if I had a target sign rash on my body that I should 1) take the tick with me, and 2) go to the doctor.At least then you have a record of potential Lyme exposure in your record and it can be brought into the differential diagnosis as a reason for your symptoms in the future.Like a public health campaign where you had some ads especially in wooded areas that are Lyme endemic areas.I think back to things like the BE FAST mnemonic (balance, eyes, face, arm, speech, time) for stroke awareness, and feel like many people don't even know that.