Is there a reliable test for Lyme Disease?
Mainstream MD’s rely fully on a blood test that is NOT diagnostic and is very unreliable. (Please see Resources for links with indepth explanations). The blood test given at commercial labs was devised by the CDC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveillance criteria for Lyme disease were devised to track a narrow band of cases for epidemiologic purposes. As stated on the CDC website, the surveillance criteria were never intended to be used as diagnostic criteria and was never meant to define the entire scope of Lyme disease. This 2 step test is estimated to be approximately 30% accurate, meaning it is 70% unreliable! 7 out 10 cases of Lyme are overlooked or misdiagnosed due to this test. There are private labs (such as Igenex) that specialize in tick borne illness and their testing can help to confirm a diagnosis. Labs such as Igenex, also are able to test for the co-infections, this is imperative for a complete and accurate diagnosis. Tick borne specialty labs ha
