Boy had serious headaches, fever. It was sign of ehrlichiosis, a lesser known tick-borne disease that can cause seizures, death. It can be treated with antibiotics.
CHICAGO — For eight years, Streator, Ill., resident Elizabeth Gillette experienced symptoms that her doctors could not explain. She sometimes forgot how old she was, had irregular heartbeats, and even got lost in the town she grew up in. “I would pull over and I was like, ‘I don’t know where I am,’ ” said Gillette, who is 38. “And it was the most terrifying thing I have ever gone through.” .
For eight years, Streator resident Elizabeth Gillette experienced symptoms that her doctors could not explain. She sometimes forgot how old she was, had irregular heartbeats, and even got lost in the town she grew up in. “I would pull over and I was like, ‘I don’t know where I am,’” said Gillette, who is 38. “And it was the most terrifying thing I have ever gone through.” Finally, in 2020, .