The “delusional” comment was not my personal opinion, but made by two doctors I spoke to about this, as I stated in my post. As I also stated clearly in my post, my personal opinion is that I think there may be something to it- a genetic susceptability to some elements of the disease process among a small sub-population not shared by most of the general population. My point was that in the rural areas of Pennsylvania/Delaware/Maryland where Lyme is truly endemic, it is curious that there are only an extremely small number of the infected who ever exhibit symptoms, and this extends beyond humans to the canine population as well. BTW, what six bacteria would you suggest are causative agents for Lyme? When I studied infectious diseases, Borrelia burgdorferi was believed to be the sole cause.
Appreciate your response and clarification.
For more information on Lyme disease epidemic, please see NIH link from which the following mention of other bacteria which may also be present and complicates Lyme symptoms.
Other than primary Lyme disease bacteria B. burgdorferi...CDC has recognized that Lyme disease may be complicated by infection with other tick-borne agents such as Babesia, Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, Rickettsia, and Bartonella.