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WEBINAR: Immune factors in persistent Lyme disease
March 18 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
From PA Lyme Network:
When: Tuesday, March 18, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM, Eastern Time
Speaker: Brian Dashore
Topic: Immune factors contributing to prolonged morbidity, symptom persistence, and treatment resistance in Lyme disease
- Possible mechanisms of host immune dysregulation and persistence of infection
- Physiological and genetic factors contributing to chronic Inflammation
- Gastrointestinal pathology and its impact on immune response
- Environmental factors contributing to delayed healing and prolonged illness
- Symptoms, Testing, and Treatment for MARCoNS, Multiple antibiotic-resistant bacteria, mold spores and biofilms in the sinuses
- Special considerations to keep in mind for patients with treatment resistance and immune dysfunction
About the speaker: At the age of 6, Brian Dashore experienced multiple near-fatal tick-borne diseases, PANS/PANDAS, and mold toxicity. He was in excruciating pain and in a wheelchair. Brian talks about his remarkable 7-year journey from being in a wheelchair with a diagnosis of two months to live to now being in his second year of medical school and on track to his goal of becoming an immunologist.
Brian has been a huge advocate for Lyme. He has spoken at several Lyme disease and mold conferences, and has established an online support group for teens with Lyme disease.
Registration is limited to first 500 people. To register click here. If you miss the cutoff for registration please go to the PA Lyme Resource Network Facebook Page to see a livestream of the webinar.
