welcome!
Welcome to the St. Louis Lyme Foundation, a non-profit all volunteer organization serving the St. Louis area, Eastern Missouri, and South West Illinois. Dedicated to providing support, help, education, outreach, and meetings to all those exposed to Lyme, Lyme like, and other tick-born diseases.
Lyme and Lyme like tick-born disease information and news
May is Lyme and tick-borne disease awareness month.
Lyme and tick-borne disease awareness day rally live on KSDK TV downtown St. Louis.
Join us us Friday May 23 in downtown St. Louis, at KSDK plaza, 1000 Market St. at 10th St. at 2:30 PM for the Lyme and tick-borne disease awareness rally.
Tick-Borne Disease Prevention Day at Babler State Park May 25th.
Join us at Babler State Park at 12:30 before the kite flying event for information and presentations on ways to reduce the risks of tick bites and proper removal of ticks to reduce the chance of being infected with a tick-borne disease like Lyme.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2008
CONTACT:
Nicole Rodgers 202-822-5200
Settlement Announced in Landmark Investigation of Lyme Disease Diagnosis
and
Treatment Guidelines
Patients’ Rights Groups Applaud Connecticut Attorney General
Blumenthal’s
Settlement in Anti-trust Case Against Powerful Medical Society
Action still needed for Federal Bills S 1708 / HR 741
Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education & Research Act of 2007
Please click the link below to see how you can help!
Governor Rod Blagojevich Declares May as Lyme Disease Awareness Month in Illinois
Governor Matt Blunt Declares May as Lyme and tick-borne disease awareness month.
Laurice Stevens and Governor Matt Blunt address the crowd on the importance of tick disease awareness.
LYME DISEASE EDUCATION PACKETS
Click here for educational packets!
Images of Lyme and borreliosis target rashes.
Below are some pictures of the Lyme rash.
The rash only appears 50% of the time after a being infected by a tickborn disease like Lyme, or Masters disease. Also the rash may appear in varying shapes and colors. For more information click here.
