Lyme Disease vs Epstein-Barr Virus

The Diagnosis Mononucleosis
  • *Extreme fatigue
  • *Fever
  • *Sore throat
  • *Head and body aches
  • *Swollen lymph nodes in the neck and armpits
  • *Swollen liver or spleen or both
  • *Rash

Lyme
  • *Early symptoms of Lyme disease are exactly the same as mono
  • *If untreated, symptoms may include:
  • *Arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling, particularly the knees and other large joints.
  • *Facial palsy (loss of muscle tone or droop on one or both sides of the face)
  • *Heart palpitations or an irregular heart beat
  • *Problems with short-term memory (Read More Here)


Infectious Mononucleosis and Lyme Disease as Confounding Diagnoses

Lyme Disease vs. “Mono”
Abstract: Lyme disease and infectious mononucleosis are common illnesses that share similar clinical presentations. Significant cross-reactivity is known to occur between Lyme and EBV serologic assays complicating the diagnosis.

Keywords: Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus, Infectious mononucleosis, Borrelia burgdorferi, Co-infectionLyme disease and infectious mononucleosis are common illnesses that share similar clinical presentations that are predominantly
 Many of you know the defeating side effects of contracting lyme disease or mononucleosis (“mono”). Lyme disease is bacterial and spread through the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, which is carried by ticks. Since lyme is most common from April to September, it’s beneficial for you to inform yourself on the subject. Mono is viral and spread through direct contact with saliva. These two can often be diagnosed interchangeably by a doctor because of the difficulty differentiating them.

Epstein-Barr Virus: A Key Player in Chronic Illness

Chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and even Lyme disease are other possibilities you might have entertained, especially if you have symptoms beyond those mentioned above. But then you came across something called reactivated Epstein-Barr virus, which fits your symptoms to a tee.















There's a lot MORE that I can post here but I think you get the big picture, we are all in danger of being infected by some thing during our life time.