I know for example: there was a guy who got bitten by a tick in Australia and yet doctors still think “nothing is wrong” just because Australia doesn’t recognize Lyme Disease since their argument is “no scientific proof that ticks in our country transmit the bacteria” which sounds stupid when there are cases of people having Lyme Disease there.
And he’s not the only one: as a woman shared the symptoms he had, but Australia FOR SOME reason is still in denial as their counterargument sticks on “NO SCIENTIFIC PROOF THAT OUR TICKS HAVE IT” so she spent money on getting the results in another country where Lyme Disease is officially recognized paid from her own pocket.
In comparison:
- is Lyme Disease recognized in the United States?
- If so, how common is it amongst the population?
In the US it’s not so much about lyme disease being denied as it is about chronic lyme disease being denied. People who catch the disease sometimes experience long term symptoms that don’t go away after the initial treatment which can be debilitating.
That said the “denial” doesn’t come from the medical establishment (our CDC has a page talking about it that’s pretty informative), it comes from insurers who refuse to cover long term treatments and doctors who aren’t up to date.
The same discussion with long covid where I live. There’s ‘no proof’ that it can be chronic so government denies most requests for disability assistance. They even tried to change the name to ‘post covid’ to try to obscure the chronic aspect that’s implied from the word ‘long’.