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- LymeNet-L@Lehigh.EDU The Lyme Disease Electronic Mail Network
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- Lyme Disease is now the fastest growing infectious disease in the
- United States. In 10 short years, this little known bacterial
- infection has claimed half a million victims and the number of new
- patients continues to spiral upward with no relief in sight. It is
- estimated that in 1991, 100,000 Americans contracted this dangerous
- disease. If left untreated, LD can cause permanent nerve,
- musculoskeletal and cardiac damage.
-
- Unfortunately, many in the medical and political arenas have not
- given this epidemic much thought. Self appointed experts in the
- academic community have declared that LD can always be cured with
- short courses of simple antibiotics. However, as the number of cases
- rise, doctors on the front lines are discovering that LD is more
- serious that previously suspected, requiring longer treatment
- therapies and more complex combinations of medicines. The battle
- lines have been drawn.
-
- And the battles continue at LD conferences, and in the various State
- legislatures where insurance companies, terrified at the high cost of
- LD, are attempting to short change patients. Estimates show that the
- average cost of treatment for chronic LD patients ranges from $60,000
- to $100,000 per patient.
-
- MAILING LIST:
- To keep up with the latest developments, including new treatment
- protocols, research news and political events, we introduce the Lyme
- Disease Electronic Mail Network. LymeNet, in association with the
- Lyme Disease Network of New Jersey, Inc., with provide you with a
- periodic newsletter with the latest information. All you need is an
- Internet-accessible e-mail address.
-
- INTERESTED INDIVIDUALS INCLUDE:
- * LD patients
- * Friends or family of LD patients, who may wish to forward the
- newsletter to an LD patient
- * Interested members of the medical community
- * Interested members of the press
-
- To subscribe, send a memo to Internet address listserv@Lehigh.EDU
- In the body type:
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- subscribe LymeNet-L <Your Real Name>
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- Owner: Marc Gabriel <mcg2@lehigh.edu>
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