CDC Says Lyme Diagnosed on Symptoms, Not Tests - Confirmed

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Okay, I should have checked here first:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_humandisease_diagnosis.htm

The CDC explicitly says in its first line to diagnose Lyme Disease based on

symptoms and not tests.

" Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, objective physical findings (such

as erythema migrans, facial palsy, or arthritis), and a history of possible

exposure to infected ticks. "

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STATISTICS:

CDC says the number of reported cases are shown in:

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/ld_UpClimbLymeDis.htm

-- about 30,000 confirmed cases in 2009.

New York state says it has had over 77,000 cases since 1986. Its page says

" Early treatment of Lyme disease involves antibiotics and almost always results

in a full cure. However, the chances of a complete cure decrease if treatment is

delayed. " .