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Article: Lyme disease puzzling Texans.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
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- September 1, 2002
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FORT WORTH, Texas _ Many Texans diagnosed with Lyme disease tell the same story.
They say they never felt the tick bite that triggered their tailspin into flulike symptoms and misdiagnoses. Many faced decades of illnesses and got sicker and sicker, and some eventually became crippled. A few say they came close to death before finding physicians who recognized the disease.
"I just wish they would listen to us," said Karen Hudson, a 35-year-old businesswoman who lives in Haltom City. She was diagnosed with arthritis, lupus and multiple sclerosis before learning she had Lyme disease.
Whether Lyme disease is prevalent in Texas has caused a dispute ...