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Here to learn and share about Long Covid, still not recovered after spring 2020 infection.

Also look at how adorable flying foxes are!
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Acadia, 2020
Photo of a sunset over the ocean, green grass, rocks and trees
September 14, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Dune du Pilat, France, 2017
Photo of a dune, sand, cloud and figures of people walking with Atlantic Ocean to the left
May 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Williamsburg Brooklyn, April 2024
A photo of a pink flower shaped like a heart under green leaves, with blooming garden greenery on the background.
April 24, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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Vermont, January 2020
Photo of a rocky cliff with pine trees covered in snow. Taken on a snowy cloudy day, so the colors are muted: grey and white.
December 16, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Study showing Borrelia persistence in 12/12 patients with Chronic Lyme symptoms previously treated with antibiotics vs 0/10 controls:

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
We present evidence of persistent Borrelia infection despite antibiotic therapy in patients with ongoing Lyme disease symptoms. Methods: In this pilot study, culture of body fluids and tissues was performed in a randomly selected group of 12 patients with persistent Lyme disease symptoms who had been treated or who were being treated with antibiotics. Cultures were also performed on a group of ten control subjects without Lyme disease. The cultures were subjected to corroborative microscopic, histopathological and molecular testing for Borrelia organisms in four independent laboratories in a blinded manner. Results: Motile spirochetes identified histopathologically as Borrelia were detected in culture specimens, and these spirochetes were genetically identified as Borrelia burgdorferi by three distinct polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based approaches. Spirochetes identified as Borrelia burgdorferi were cultured from the blood of seven subjects, from the genital secretions of ten subjects, and from a skin lesion of one subject. Cultures from control subjects without Lyme disease were negative for Borrelia using these methods. Conclusions: Using multiple corroborative detection methods, we showed that patients with persistent Lyme disease symptoms may have ongoing spirochetal infection despite antibiotic treatment, similar to findings in non-human primates. The optimal treatment for persistent Borrelia infection remains to be determined.
December 6, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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Vermont, November 2020
Photo of Vermont foliage, a mountain covered in green, yellow and red trees reflected in the lake.
November 26, 2024 at 7:29 PM
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Photo of a tree branch with red berries covered in snow, with green blurred pine trees and snow in the background
November 22, 2024 at 12:52 AM
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False.

Disability in the US is record high in 2023 - with over 3 million of people increase since 2020.

fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNU00...
September 27, 2023 at 1:28 PM