20/08/2026
🦠MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CHRONIC LYME DISEASE
❓ DID YOU KNOW? There is a great deal of conflicting information circulating about chronic Lyme disease.
🌎 Although Lyme disease research originated in the United States, European researchers have taken the field to a higher level of evidence, and the concept of chronic/late-stage Lyme disease is indeed recognized here. The European approach is also more complex because multiple Borrelia species have to be considered, which can cause a more diverse range of clinical manifestations than the pathogens that predominate in the USA.
📈 THE TEMPORAL CHANGE IN ANTIBODY LEVELS CAN BE CRUCIAL. The figure above illustrates observations by Dr. Lakos: in cured cases, IgG may decrease VERY SLOWLY (seroregression), whereas in chronic infection it may show a persistent increase (seroprogression).
🧪 A SINGLE IGG MEASUREMENT CANNOT, HOWEVER, DETERMINE whether someone has recovered from Lyme disease or has an ongoing chronic infection.
⚠️ As a result, some people mistakenly treat themselves for “chronic Lyme” while their symptoms may actually be caused by, for example, CO-INFECTIONS, a FOCAL INFECTION, or an AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION.
💊 AND HERE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT MISCONCEPTION: for properly identified chronic Lyme infection, Dr. Lakos’ protocol includes a SHORT, 6-WEEK COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS, for which he reports a VERY HIGH CURE RATE — meaning that years of antibiotic treatment are not necessarily required.
👉 THE BOTTOM LINE: Do not base the diagnosis on a single positive test. The antibody level, its CHANGE OVER TIME, the clinical picture, and alternative diagnoses should be evaluated together.
The figure is for illustrative purposes and shows serological patterns described by Dr. Lakos.
❓ DID YOU KNOW? There is a great deal of conflicting information circulating about chronic Lyme disease.
🌎 Although Lyme disease research originated in the United States, European researchers have taken the field to a higher level of evidence, and the concept of chronic/late-stage Lyme disease is indeed recognized here. The European approach is also more complex because multiple Borrelia species have to be considered, which can cause a more diverse range of clinical manifestations than the pathogens that predominate in the USA.
📈 THE TEMPORAL CHANGE IN ANTIBODY LEVELS CAN BE CRUCIAL. The figure above illustrates observations by Dr. Lakos: in cured cases, IgG may decrease VERY SLOWLY (seroregression), whereas in chronic infection it may show a persistent increase (seroprogression).
🧪 A SINGLE IGG MEASUREMENT CANNOT, HOWEVER, DETERMINE whether someone has recovered from Lyme disease or has an ongoing chronic infection.
⚠️ As a result, some people mistakenly treat themselves for “chronic Lyme” while their symptoms may actually be caused by, for example, CO-INFECTIONS, a FOCAL INFECTION, or an AUTOIMMUNE CONDITION.
💊 AND HERE IS ANOTHER IMPORTANT MISCONCEPTION: for properly identified chronic Lyme infection, Dr. Lakos’ protocol includes a SHORT, 6-WEEK COURSE OF ANTIBIOTICS, for which he reports a VERY HIGH CURE RATE — meaning that years of antibiotic treatment are not necessarily required.
👉 THE BOTTOM LINE: Do not base the diagnosis on a single positive test. The antibody level, its CHANGE OVER TIME, the clinical picture, and alternative diagnoses should be evaluated together.
The figure is for illustrative purposes and shows serological patterns described by Dr. Lakos.
