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⦿ Thousands of Lyme Patients Reached ⦿
Lyme Advise exists because patients deserve better guidance, clearer answers, and safer pathways to healing. Over the years, we’ve reached thousands of individuals worldwide — each looking for trusted information, practical tools, and a community that truly understands the journey with Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Our platform offers not just education, but empowerment — equipping patients to make informed decisions about their health.
⦿ Lyme-Literate Practitioners & Experts Featured ⦿
Finding the right care can be overwhelming, especially with an illness as complex as Lyme. That’s why we feature only Lyme-literate physicians, specialists, and complementary health providers who have been vetted through both patient feedback and clinical credibility. We’re committed to bridging the gap between patients and practitioners who not only understand Lyme, but also the nuance of coinfections, mold exposure, and immune dysfunction that often come with it.
Dr. Steven Bock Answers Questions from the Lyme Disease Patient Community
“If you could ask a Lyme-literate doctor any question, what would it be?”
The response was overwhelming. Patients living with Lyme disease often have questions about diagnosis, treatment options, coinfections, and how to navigate the complexities of long-term illness.
To help address some of these concerns, we shared the community’s questions with Dr. Steven Bock, an integrative physician based in Rhinebeck, New York, who has spent decades treating patients with Lyme disease and other complex chronic conditions. Dr. Bock is also a two-time past president of the International Lyme and Associated Diseases Society (ILADS), a professional medical organization dedicated to advancing the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses through physician education, research, and clinical collaboration.
Dr. Bock generously agreed to provide his insights and perspectives for the Lyme Advise community.
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Our partnerships give you access to exclusive discounts on proven supplements, detox tools, red light therapy devices, and more — all carefully selected for safety, efficacy, and chronic illness sensitivity.
⦿ 50,000+ Community Members Across Platforms ⦿
Lyme Advise is more than a resource — it’s a community. With over 50,000 patients, caregivers, and advocates across our platforms, you’ll find connection, shared experiences, real-world advice plus weekly emails designed to help you learn and to help guide your journey.
⦿ 50+ Years of Combined Patient & Practitioner Insight ⦿
Our platform is built on decades of combined insight from both patients who’ve lived through the battle and practitioners who’ve treated complex cases. This fusion of lived experience and clinical guidance ensures you receive information that’s both compassionate and evidence-informed.
Can EBV Cause a False Positive Lyme Disease Test?
Epstein Barr virus and Lyme disease can cause surprisingly similar symptoms. Fatigue, neurological complaints, body pain, swollen lymph nodes, cognitive changes, and a general feeling of being unwell can occur with either infection. For people experiencing persistent or unexplained symptoms, laboratory testing is often an important part of trying to understand what may be happening. But there is another complication that many patients don’t know about.
Epstein Barr virus, commonly called EBV, can sometimes contribute to a false positive Lyme disease antibody test because antibodies produced by the immune system may react with antigens used in Lyme testing.
This phenomenon is known as cross-reactivity.
Understanding cross-reactivity matters because a positive laboratory result does not always have a simple interpretation. It also does not mean that a positive Lyme disease test should automatically be dismissed simply because EBV is present.
Lyme disease is often missed on lab tests because the bacteria can hide in tissues, change form, and even suppress the immune system. That’s why Lyme is considered a clinical diagnosis — based on symptoms, history of tick exposure, and physician expertise. While labs may support the diagnosis, they cannot rule it out. Patients with classic Lyme symptoms should never be dismissed due to negative results. Learn More
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