Patients: ‘Lyme Disease Is In Colorado’

By Libby Smith
PONCHA SPRINGS, Colo. (CBS4) – Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by the bite of a tick. The tick that is known to carry Lyme disease is not usually associated with Colorado, and conventional wisdom has been that Lyme disease isn’t in the state. But patients who have the disease say that that is a misnomer and it’s hurting patient care.
Monica White of Poncha Springs is among the patients who say they’ve been suffering with Lyme disease