Scientists Uncover Hidden Bacterial “Skeletons” Behind Lingering Lyme Disease Symptoms

Researchers uncover why the body may keep reacting to a hidden threat even long after the bacteria are gone. As many as 20 percent of patients treated for Lyme disease continue to experience lasting symptoms. Researchers believe this may be due to lingering antigens from the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium, similar to how residual viral particles [...]