This petition is here to bring to light that the current IDSA guidlines are not nearly enough. The pandemic that we call lyme disease is being miss diagnosed daily with many sufferers going without treatment for months years and ultimately till death. The IDSA guidelines are there only for a visible tick bite with the rash and within 72 hours of infection. Over 50% of Lyme disease doesn't show up on current tests which leads to confusion in a patient being told there is nothing wrong or there's another answer. Which then the patient is told it's all in your head. I personally have experienced this till I had to find a Lyme Literarte MD LLMD for short who would understand that my lyme being untreated for more then 2 months was NOT going to clear up within 28 days with Doxycycline.



