This site is a source for information for people with Lyme and other tick-borne diseases living in Texas. Patients wishing to communicate with other people with Lyme disease may apply to join the online support group at the Related Link below.

According to CDC surveillance statistics, only 804 cases of Lyme disease have been reported in Texas in the past 10 years. These statistics may be misleading since doctors recognize and report only one case per 1000.
The highest incidence of Lyme disease occurred in northeast Texas, but the cases are widely distributed and the disease may be spreading.

Ticks in Texas may carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis, tularemia, tick-borne relapsing fever, and a southern erythema migrans-like illness (Lyme/Lyme-like disease), as well as Lyme disease.

Lyme ticks are the size of a poppy-seed. If the tick that bites you is infected, it can inject Lyme bacteria into your bloodstream within hours of attachment (less than 6 hours has been reported). If you don't notice the tick, infection will occur in almost 100%. The bacteria invade your brain in less than 24 hours.

Lyme disease is under-diagnosed, under-treated, and under-reported. Many people do not remember being bitten by the poppy-seed-sized tick. Doctors often prefer more familiar diagnoses like chronic fatigue, MS, rheumatoid arthritis, or mental illness - all Lyme disease mimics. Too strict interpretation of insensitive tests leaves many people in a diagnostic limbo, getting sicker and without proper treatment. Most cases are not reported, leading to artificially low numbers, less recognition of the true costs of the disease and less funding for research.

DISCLAIMER: All information posted on this site is provided for educational purposes only. It is not to be construed as medical advice regarding the treatment of any symptoms or disease. You should obtain medical advice of your personal physician before pursuing any treatment.