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A Lyme disease vaccine doesn't exist, but a yearly antibody shot shows promise at preventing infection

  • Written by Mark Klempner, Professor of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for MassBiologics, University of Massachusetts Medical School
imageTicks can carry bacteria that causes Lyme Disease.CDC via AP, CC BY

Lyme disease has become an insidious epidemic in the United States. Caused by bacteria transmitted by an infected tick bite, symptoms can include arthritis, cardiac and neurological problems if left untreated. It is the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, and the...

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