to be clear, though, there *is* a scientific consensus that the condition described as "Chronic Lyme Disease" is not real.

"There is clearly a scientific consensus among responsible parties that CLD is not a valid disease and that long-term antibiotic treatment is not only not beneficial, it can be dangerous...  no one doubts that real Lyme disease exists or that improvements in diagnosis and treatment, as well as research into other tick-borne diseases and prevention, is warranted. But none of that is an excuse to take advantage patients with a fake diagnosis of “chronic Lyme disease” or treat them with long-term antibiotics and other dubious remedies."

https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/political-science-chronic-lyme-disease/