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Lyme disease protection: No vaccine yet, but an antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity

  • Written by Mark Klempner, Professor of Medicine and Executive Vice Chancellor for MassBiologics, University of Massachusetts Medical School
imageTicks can carry bacteria that cause Lyme disease.jwilkinson/iStock via Getty Images Plus

Lyme disease has become an insidious epidemic in the United States. Caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick, it can lead to heart problems, meningitis or arthritis if left untreated. It is the most common tick-borne illness in the...

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