Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, has been diagnosed with Lyme disease.
The Reddit founder, 41, shared the health news via X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, “Doing a full battery of health scans, tests, etc, and found out I have lyme disease.
The father of two added that the results were “wild” as he didn’t feel ill “thankfully.”
Alexis Ohanian, who is married to Serena Williams, shared that he has Lyme Disease. Getty Images The Reddit founder admitted to being surprised by the news. AFP/Getty Images
“[…] gonna treat. Good cholesterol is too low. Bad cholesterol is just OK. Gotta work on that. On the plus-side: 822 ng/dL total + 162 ng/dL free testosterone.”
According to the Mayo Clinic , the disease is caused by borrelia bacteria and humans usually get it from an infected tick bite.
Early symptoms can include fever, headaches, tiredness, muscle aches and pains. If it’s untreated, the symptoms can become more serious and include muscle weakness, numbness and vision loss.
Ohanian wrote that he had no symptoms. Getty Images Ohanian revealed that he’s going to undergo treatment. He ended the news on a cheery note with a GIF of TickMan.
The business whiz further told his fans that he was shocked by the diagnosis because he has spent “so little time in the wilderness and Northeast,” where Lyme Disease is most common.
“I’ve got a loved one who had it a few years back, showed tons [of] symptoms etc and just couldn’t figure it out until they tested him for it and then found it (treated it successfully, too),” he added.
Ohanian then advised his 500k followers on the platform to seek professional medical help if they wanted to get tested for Lyme Disease.
Ohanian is married to tennis legend Serena Williams. alexisohanian/Instagram The two married in 2017. Instagram/@serenawilliams
“Please talk to a doctor,” he wrote. “Do not listen to me for any health advice!”
More than 470,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease each year, according to the CDC.
The couple announced Adira’s birth last year on social media.
“I’m grateful to report our house is teaming with love: a happy & healthy newborn girl and happy & healthy mama,” Ohanian gushed. “Feeling grateful. @serenawilliams you’ve now given me another incomparable gift — you’re the GMOAT.”
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