WEBINAR:
Post-Acute Covid-19 Syndrome, or TBD Reactivation?
OVERVIEW OF THE WEBINAR
Often called post-acute COVID-19 syndrome, some patients experience ongoing symptoms preventing them from feeling normal even after recovering from the initial illness. The CDC reports up to 35 percent of those infected endure symptoms lasting beyond three weeks.
These COVID “long-haulers” fear they may never get better. Their symptoms include shortness of breath, cough, fatigue, body aches, joint pain, difficulty sleeping, headaches, brain fog, gastrointestinal issues, and dizziness.
But what if these patients are not dealing with COVID-19, but rather a tick-borne illness? In fact, their condition sounds similar to chronic Lyme disease, a condition that affects thousands of people a year.
Join world-renowned tick-borne disease specialists Dr. Joseph Burrascano and Dr. Jyotsna Shah.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Jyotsna Shah, PhD
IGeneX President & Lab Director
Dr. Shah is the president and clinical laboratory director of IGeneX. She has over 40 years of research experience, mostly in the development of diagnostic tools for infectious diseases. She has authored multiple publications, and holds more than 20 patents.
Dr. Joseph J. Burrascano Jr.
IGeneX Consultant
Dr. Burrascano is a well-recognized specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of Lyme disease and associated infectious diseases. He has over 35 years of research in this field, and is also a founding member of ILADS and ILADS Educational Foundation.
WATCH VIDEO AND DOWNLOAD SLIDES
Who is the webinar for?
This webinar is perfect for those who would like to get started with IGeneX, or use IGeneX for COVID-19 testing.
Outline
- Overview of tick-borne diseases and COVID-19
- Challenges of diagnosing COVID-19 and TBDs clinically
Testing for COVID-19 and TBDs (PCR and Antibody) - Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome and chronic Lyme
- Re-activation of tick-borne diseases
- Measuring COVID-19 vaccine response
Download the slides from the webinar here.
Get in Touch
If you are a physician and would like to learn more about IGeneX or our tick-borne disease testing products, let us know by completing the form below or calling us at 1-800-832-3200. If you are a patient, please do not use this form. Send an email to customerservice@igenex.com or call us at 1-800-832-3200.
Ask Anything Town Hall
Town Hall style session for doctors to connect with leaders at IGeneX to ask questions on testing, tick-borne diseases, or anything else that will help them in their practice.
Session #1
Click to jump to a question:
- Are there any organisms that can give a false positive Babesia test?
- What is the best way to confirm that a patient has been adequately treated for Lyme? IgXSpot? FISH?
- What are the best use cases for Bartonella IFA and Western Blots tests?
- How do you interpret indeterminate results for Relapsing Fever ImmunoBlot?
- Does Relapsing Fever Borrelia respond differently in treatment than other Borrelia species?
- What are your thoughts on treatment when a patient presents with TBRF?
- How much more sensitive is the ImmunoBlot versus the PCR urine test?
- For Morgellon’s patients, what is the best test to determine if they have Lyme disease or TBRF?
- Is a Urine PCR Panel good to use on Morgellons patients?
- Should you prime the immune system with antibiotics before testing?
- What testing is best for Myocarditis?
Session #2
Click to jump to a question:
- What panels do you use for Morgellons?
- How do you diagnose Alpha-Gal?
- Can a patient with Multiple Sclerosis trigger a false positive Lyme antibody test?
- Did my patient trigger a false positive Bartonella test?
- Is Bartonella the cause of my patient’s joint pain?
- If my patient is negative for Lyme, should I reflex to a Relapsing Fever test?
