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Lyme disease has reached epidemic numbers across many states in the U.S. including Maryland which is ranked sixth in the nation in reported cases. From 2006 to 2007 Lyme disease cases more than doubled in the state.
This is according to the Center for Disease Control, whose strict reporting guidelines for physicians stand in the way of an accurate census to the true number of Lyme disease cases.
The CDC’s medical guidelines for Lyme disease conflict with other established medical guidelines for testing, clinical diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Medical insurance companies also follow these opposing guidelines in determining medical coverage for the Lyme disease patients.
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“Lyme Awareness Night”, sponsored by the Lyme Awareness Network, is an event prepared to raise awareness in the community about the dangers associated with contracting Lyme disease. This event will be held on Wednesday, March 24 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 50 Clyde Jones Rd, Sunderland, MD.
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