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Woman left with slurred speech and forced to quit job after being bitten by tick

Christine Sinclair contracted Lyme disease from a tick bite and has been left struggling to speak, leading her to quit her job as a call handler for a holiday firm

Daily Mirror

Mother issues warning as toddler gets Lyme disease after tick bite at playground

Doctors say two-year-old Harrison was bitten by a deer tick

The Independent UK

Mum's warning after son, 2, catches Lyme disease from tick bite in children's playground

Bethany Harris noticed two ticks on two-year-old son Harrison's head after taking him to a play park before a rash formed and he was taken to A&E where doctors diagnosed Lyme disease

Daily Mirror

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Bella Hadid shares update on Lyme disease diagnosis after suffering from tooth infection

The model has been open about her Lyme disease symptoms after first being diagnosed in 2012

The Independent UK

Take it from a Canadian, ticks aren’t nice – and climate change means they’re thriving in the UK

England and Scotland are experiencing a tick-borne virus outbreak. Rising temperatures will mean more of them, says science and environment writer Stephen Buranyi

The Guardian - UK

Babesiosis and what you need to know about the 2023 tick season

Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of babesiosis (bah-beez-E-oh-sis) infection in eastern parts of the U.S.

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Mum and son both facing a 'slow death' unless they can raise £100,000

Emily Gilmour and her son Oliver, who live near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, have Lyme disease and need to travel to Germany to get a type of treatment that is not available in the UK

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Mum and son with Lyme disease facing 'slow death' without £100k treatment

Emily and Oliver Gilmour both suffer from the infection which is caused by a bite from an infected tick.

Daily Record

Man left bedbound for four years after being bitten by tick

Noah Greaves was left bedbound after being bitten by the small insect and contacting Lyme disease

Manchester Evening News

Tick bite left man unable to walk or feed himself and living in bed in mum's front room

Noah Greaves once spent his life working outside but now is bedbound and being looked after by his retired mum

Wales Online

‘I thought I’d never be able to sing again’: Shania Twain opens up about ‘invasive’ throat surgery

The singer contracted Lyme disease in 2003

The Independent UK

What is Lyme disease? Symptoms revealed as Justin Timberlake is latest celeb to share diagnosis

The rare illness can induce flu-like symptoms and even long-term joint problems

The Independent UK

A gross side effect from California's extra wet winter: more disease-carrying ticks this spring

LOS ANGELES — Woodland and beach regions known for tick activity across northwest California could be even more prone to the disease-carrying arachnids this year after the state's extremely wet winter, according to researchers who study ticks and Lyme disease.

Los Angeles Times

Shania Twain reflects on being told Lyme disease meant she might never sing again

The country music singer has recently released her first album since undergoing surgery on her voice

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Daily Record

Shania Twain 'glad to have life back' after 'depressing' lyme disease battle

Shania told ITV's Lorraine that her UK tour will feature all her biggest hits and some new songs.

Evening Standard

Alex Jones reveals husband’s mental-health battle has left him a ‘shadow of himself’

The One Show presenter said she has watched her husband of seven years ‘fall apart’ after becoming seriously ill with Lyme Disease and viral meningitis

Fortune

This founder and Instagram influencer woke up with a mystery illness, then documented her journey to getting a diagnosis

Her followers have helped her find relief.

Daily Mirror

Shania Twain 'may never be able to sing again' after undergoing open-throat surgery

You're Still the One singer Shania Twain has opened up about the possibility of never being able to sing again after undergoing a potentially career-altering operation

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Donegal man wants to reintroduce wild wolves to Ireland to cull deer despite local concerns

An ambulance in the Dungloe area was damaged recently when it was struck by a deer

The Walrus

Why Was the Lyme Disease Vaccine Tossed Away?

It was pulled from the market almost immediately after it was developed in 1998. Twenty-five years later, the painful disease is on the rise

Daily Mirror

Grieving dad's heartbreaking post after daughter dies following Lyme disease battle

Amélie Champagne, 22, took her own life this month following a battle with Lyme disease as her devastated father has spoken out about the tick-borne infection "hijacked" her brain

The Independent UK

Father’s LinkedIn post about daughter’s suicide following Lyme disease goes viral

In the moving post, Alain Champagne spoke out about the toll that the tickborne infection had taken on his daughter and how, ultimately, it had ‘hijacked’ her brain

Daily Mirror

Is it Covid or Lyme disease? Key symptom to spot as infections cause similar signs

Despite being two completely different illnesses, Covid and Lyme disease produce similar symptoms. With tick season in swing, many may think their fever-like sickness is caused by Covid

The Independent UK

Longtime TV anchor Leslie Griffith dies at 66 from Lyme disease

The family told KTVU that the journalist developed the disease after a 2015 tick bite in Oregon

Daily Record

Lyme disease symptoms as hot weather could increase risk of tick bites

The condition can cause pain and illness, and in some cases may lead to post-infectious Lyme disease.

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