Exhibit 242 ยท Agency patient-information page
Chronic Symptoms and Lyme Disease
The condition where patients experience prolonged symptoms due to Lyme disease is called Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS) and its cause is currently unknown.
Recognizes persistent symptoms after treatment, states that their cause is unknown, and distinguishes PTLDS from a claim of ongoing bacterial infection.
- Source
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Date
- 26 June 2026
- Quoted from
- CDC page dated 26 June 2026, section 'Recommended terminology'
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.cdc.gov/lyme/signs-symptoms/chronic-symptoms-and-lyme-disease.html
- Accessed
- 2026-11-09
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit