Lyme disease
What research knows about Lyme disease comes from people who live with it. Here is how many do, what records they usually have, and what sharing yours is worth.
What patients usually have
The records behind Lyme disease
Lyme ELISA blood test
at diagnosis
guidelineIgM and IgG antibody ELISA (C6 ELISA)
at the first test
guidelineLyme immunoblot test
after a positive or equivocal ELISA
guidelineRepeat Lyme ELISA 4 to 6 weeks after the first test
once, 4 to 6 weeks after a negative early test
guidelineSynovial fluid or cerebrospinal fluid analysis
only if the immunoblot is negative but symptoms persist, after specialist discussion
guideline
What sharing it is worth
$40
per licence for a complete story and one year of these records, $40 to $389
- Your health story$23how
- Lab resultsx5$0.87how
- Richness premium (2 kinds of data linked)x1.67how
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