The antibiotic that takes the bite out of Lyme

Lyme disease, a disease transmitted when deer ticks feed on infected animals like deer and rodents, and then bite humans, impacts nearly half a million individuals in the U.S. annually. Even in acute cases, Lyme can be devastating; but early treatment with antibiotics can prevent chronic symptoms like heart and neurological problems and arthritis from developing.

Scientists from Northwestern University have identified that piperacillin, an antibiotic in the same class as penicillin,…

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