is lyme disease deadly
Another suspected cause in a number of deaths was so-called Lyme carditis; another symptom caused by long-term infection with the disease. This is an atrioventricular conduction block; which can disrupt the functioning of the heart and possible lead to cardiac arrest or death.weet. Lyme disease is one of the fastest growing infectious diseases in the United States; and can have devastating long-term health implications if left untreated. Yet the medical community is quick to point out that nobody has died from this virulent bacterial infection â yet.