lyme disease, lingering effects
but in recent decades the u s centers for disease control and prevention has realized that up to one in five lyme patients exhibits persistent debilitating symptoms such as fatigue and pain known as post treatment lyme disease syndrome and no one understands why the problem is growing
lyme disease has been called the new great imitator because like syphilis also a spirochaete it may affect many parts of the body including the skin nervous system heart joints and eyes although transmission of the disease is different from syphilis