What is Lyme disease?
Lyme disease is a tick delivered bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi.
Early signs include fever, headache, fatigue, and rash many times presenting as a uniquely characteristic "orange bulls eye rash".
If untreated, it can cause serious complications involving the joints, heart, eyes, and nervous system. Most doctors treat it with 28 days of antibiotics (Doxycycline); other doctors treat it with antibiotics for months or even years.
Early signs include fever, headache, fatigue, and rash many times presenting as a uniquely characteristic "orange bulls eye rash".
If untreated, it can cause serious complications involving the joints, heart, eyes, and nervous system. Most doctors treat it with 28 days of antibiotics (Doxycycline); other doctors treat it with antibiotics for months or even years.
What are the symptoms of Lyme disease?
In the early stages of Lyme disease, you may experience flu-like symptoms that can include a stiff neck, chills, fever, swollen lymph nodes, headaches, fatigue, muscle aches, and joint pain. You also may experience a large, expanding skin rash around the area of the tick bite.
In more advanced disease, nerve problems and arthritis, especially in the knees, may occur.
In more advanced disease, nerve problems and arthritis, especially in the knees, may occur.
