Justin Bieber reveals he’s battling Lyme disease

BrandPower Magazine 09/01/2020Last Updated: 09/01/2020

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American pop star, Justin Bieber has revealed that he was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, an infection caused by bacteria commonly carried by ticks.

The 25-year-old musician shared the news in an Instagram post on Wednesday, January 8, 2020, stating that he will address his struggle with the illness, which is contracted through a tick bite, in a YouTube documentary. He called out critics who he says have been unfairly commenting on his looks by saying he looks like he is “on meth.”

He wrote:

While a lot of people kept saying justin Bieber looks like shit, on meth etc. they failed to realize I’ve been recently diagnosed with Lyme disease, not only that but had a serious case of chronic mono which affected my, skin, brain function, energy, and overall health. These things will be explained further in a docu series I’m putting on YouTube shortly.. you can learn all that I’ve been battling and OVERCOMING!! It’s been a rough couple years but getting the right treatment that will help treat this so far incurable disease and I will be back and better than ever NO CAP

https://www.instagram.com/p/B7EnV5VHEYp/

In September Bieber opened up about “massive ups and downs” he experienced as he went from beloved teenage heartthrob to “the most ridiculed, judged and hated person in the world.”

In a lengthy Instagram post, he reflected on how child stardom triggered depression and a lack of humility that led to drug abuse and his becoming “resentful, disrespectful to women, and angry.”

“I became distant to everyone who loved me, and I was hiding behind, a shell of a person that I had become,” he wrote.

Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through infected ticks, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Symptoms can include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, joint aches and a “bull’s-eye” rash that occurs in 70 to 80 percent of infections.

Most people who are treated with antibiotics early fully recover, according to the CDC, though the infection can become severe or prolonged in some cases.

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