"Disease" in the News

The Associated Press. "Is It Really Lyme? Researchers Developing a New Test to
     Tell." The New York Times, New York Times Company, 16 Aug. 2017,
     www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/08/16/health/ap-us-med-diagnosing-lyme.html.
     Accessed 19 Aug. 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/08/16/health/ap-us-med-diagnosing-lyme.html

When bitten by a tick, it is difficult for doctors to diagnose whether the tick has brought a disease, such as Lyme disease, in your system. Annually, three hundred thousand people are infected with Lyme disease, but the test to diagnose Lyme disease in the first few weeks are only 40% effective. However, there is a new approach by the Center for Disease Control to better diagnose early stages of Lyme disease, or similar diseases following a tick bite. The new test is highly experimental, but studies show that it may be the key to detecting disease in the early stages of an infection.