In a recent news release by the NIH, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded five projects for research aimed at better understanding Post-treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS). PTLDS encompasses a collection of symptoms, such as pain, fatigue, and difficulty thinking or experiencing “brain fog,” which persist following standard treatment for Lyme disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 476,000 people in the United States are