Between 30,000 and 40,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported to the CDC annually
How prevalent is Lyme disease in America? According to the findings of a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this tick-borne ailment is likely much more pervasive than what current estimates show.
Between 30,000 and 40,000 cases of this disease are reported to the federal agency each year, current estimates show. But in a report released earlier this month, the CDC estimated that some 476,000 Americans were diagnosed with Lyme disease annually between 2010 and 2018 — about 10 times higher than what’s currently reported.
To reach this conclusion, the CDC reviewed billing codes on health insurance claims between 2010 and 2018. To start, they counted the number of cases that were officially diagnosed with the disease and were prescribed antibiotics to treat it. Using certain statistical tools, they then estimated the number of cases among the rest of the population, including those without insurance and those over the age of 65.
Oh geez, here we go with more CDC statistics. And really these stats don’t make any difference whether you know them Or not. Spray yourself down, and go out at your own risk. Kinda like Covid. Next they’ll ban us from going outside for our own good. Some people are so scared of the big world.