Xavier Thévenard, the former little prince of the trail engaged in a backdrop against Lyme disease

“One of the first infectious diseases in France”

After being bitten by a tick, some patients can contract a long form of Lyme Borreliosis, which has not been recognized in France by the High Authority for Health (HAS) in February 2025. For example, A delay on certain countries, in particular the United States, which has pushed many people to be treated abroad. In addition, “” There is a triad of minimum symptoms: generalized joint pain. Furthermore, desocializing fatigue, with people who can no longer climb two floors without taking ten minutes of rest, and others which are completely alit. The disease can generate cognitive disorders. a brain fog, difficulties in focusing immediate memory “Explains Hugues Gascan, research director at CNRS, one of the best specialists in the disease.
The awareness that has taken a long time in France. research has been very late, xavier thévenard, former little prince and there is today a high variability in the way patients react to the treatments. Hence the risk. still explains Gascan, of ” Let yourself be tempted by mirrors in the larks », Namely treatments that have not proven their effectiveness. According to Public Health France, between 50,000 and 70,000 people are bitten each year, depending on humidity and heat rates. Statistics that increase due to global warming. Find on Lequipe.fr the entire interview with Professor Gascan. M.L.