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1 day ago · Lyme disease is a tick-borne bacterial infection that wages a silent but potentially deadly war on your body. It starts with flu-like symptoms but can quickly morph into serious damage to the ...
6 days ago · Lyme disease symptoms vary through different stages of the disease, but luckily, these symptoms are usually easy to spot. Early on a large circular rash will develop around the location of the bite. Some individuals also report flu-like symptoms, such as: fever, chills, headaches, etc.
May 16, 2024 · In its acute phase, Lyme disease causes symptoms including fatigue, headaches, and muscle aches. As the infection proliferates in the body, it can spiral into arthritis, chronic pain, heart ...
May 15, 2024 · Lyme disease bacteria causing human infection in the United States are spread to people by blacklegged ( Ixodes) ticks. In general, infected ticks must be attached for more than 24 hours to transmit infection; prompt tick removal can prevent transmission. Infected ticks are found most commonly in forested areas in the northeastern, north ...
May 6, 2024 · Here are five Lyme disease symptoms to watch out for, especially as the weather warms up. 1. You have a bull’s-eye-shaped rash (or something like it)—or you spot a tick latched onto your skin ...
May 13, 2024 · Dr. Adler is a translational physician-scientist with an interest in postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and dysautonomia that can occur in COVID and Lyme disease patients. She evaluates patients in the Johns Hopkins Autonomic Testing Lab and performs the tilt table test and other evaluations.
May 15, 2024 · Treatment. An initial episode of Lyme arthritis should be treated with a 4-week course of oral antibiotics. Patients with persistent joint inflammation and pain after the first course of antibiotics may require a second course (see tables below). In some cases, joint swelling and pain can persist or recur after two courses of antibiotics.
