We were the guest on the RTBF Vivacité radio show “LA VIE DU BON COTE” presented by Thomas LERIDEZ to talk about Lyme disease.

Dr. Sandrine Banas was also present.

Lecturer in parasitology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Nancy, University of Lorraine.

PhD in Chemistry and Microbiology of water and also Master of Conferences in Parasitology at the Faculty of Pharmacy of Nancy, Sandrine Banas carries out her research in a UMR CNRS / University of Lorraine, more precisely in the Laboratory of Chemistry- Physics and Microbiology for the environment.
During these courses for pharmacy students, S. Banas specializes in pathologies transmitted by ticks and more specifically in Lyme disease. She performs many public conferences on this theme and actively participates in various actions that have as objectives the prevention of the population, the advice to the patients, the improvement of the techniques of diagnosis and the therapeutic treatments.

Purpose of the show : Lyme disease

Lyme disease is one of the least understood diseases; it is because scientists, doctors, etc. often have very different points of view. It is certainly an infectious disease caused by a bacterium transmitted through an infected tick bite. Untreated, it evolves over several years or decades in three stages more and more serious. It is a disease that affects more and more people around the world. The purpose of this program and the association represented is to give you the most information about this disease. To make the right decisions, you need to have as much information as possible. We will discuss the symptoms, the modes of transmission, the evolution of the disease, controversies around the disease, how to prevent it, misdiagnosis sometimes posed …