Ali Moresco shares a critical Lyme Hack: understanding the early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease can make all the difference in preventing long-term illness.
- Learn the Early Signs of Lyme Disease
- Acute Lyme symptoms can often resemble the flu.
- Common signs include fatigue, fever, and body aches.
- Recognizing these early can lead to faster diagnosis and treatment.
- Pay Attention to Rashes
- Lyme-related rashes don’t always look like a classic bullseye.
- They can appear as spotted or widespread across the body.
- Any unusual rash after potential tick exposure should be taken seriously.
- Advocate for Awareness and Education
- Many people are not properly educated on Lyme disease symptoms.
- This lack of awareness can lead to delayed treatment and chronic illness.
- Understanding the signs empowers you to take action early.
Ali’s message is a powerful reminder that early awareness is one of the most important tools in preventing chronic Lyme disease.
“Not knowing the early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease was my first mistake.” – Ali Moresco
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This 2026 Lyme Hack was recorded during Tick Boot Camp’s coverage of the inaugural Stories That Heal: Author Series, where leaders, patients, caregivers, researchers, and advocates came together to advance awareness, education, and hope for the Lyme disease community.
Video Transcript:
Matt Sabatello, Co-Founder of Tick Boot Camp: Hey everybody, I’m here with the brilliant Ali Moresco for our first Lyme Hackathon for Lyme Disease Awareness Month. Ali, I couldn’t be happier to have you on. I’m going to ask you a pretty hard question: if you had to pick the biggest mistake you made during your Lyme healing journey to help others prevent it, what would it be?
Ali Moresco: I don’t know if this is the answer that you’re looking for, but I would say the very first mistake I made in my Lyme and tick-borne disease journey was not knowing the acute signs and symptoms of Lyme disease.
I came home from Northern Michigan—tick city—and I had cold and flu-like symptoms and a spotted rash from my head to my toes. The fact that I didn’t know those were acute Lyme symptoms… I don’t necessarily put that on myself. I put that on the medical and education communities that should be educating the population, state to state, about tick prevention and acute signs and symptoms. So, I would say not knowing those signs and symptoms was my first mistake.
Matt: Thank you so much for sharing that.
Explore more expert insights from our Lyme Hackathon series and discover how healing is possible with the right knowledge, support, and approach on our Lyme Hackathon page.
