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   What is Lyme disease & how is it treated?

   • Lyme disease is an illness caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and spread by blacklegged ticks. Although most patients recover completely when treated with a 2- to 4-week course of oral antibiotics, about 5-10% can have prolonged symptoms of fatigue, body aches, or difficulty thinking as a result of their infection.

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   What are early symptoms of Lyme disease?

   • Other early Lyme symptoms—like headaches, muscle aches, and fatigue—can be easily mistaken for those of different conditions. Tests are also limited in what they can detect. Standard Lyme tests look for antibodies that the body produces in response to an infection, rather than the bacterium itself.

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   Why do some patients with Lyme disease develop symptoms?

   • Why some patients with Lyme disease develop these symptoms is not known; however, these symptoms have also been reported following other types of infections. Lyme disease is one of many causes of such symptoms, so it is important to work with your healthcare provider to evaluate all possible causes and develop a treatment plan.

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   May 15, 2024 · Learn about the recommended antibiotic regimens for different forms of Lyme disease, such as erythema migrans, neurologic, carditis, and arthritis. Find out how to prevent late Lyme disease and what to do if you have persistent symptoms.

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   May 15, 2024 · Untreated Lyme disease can produce a wide range of symptoms, depending on the stage of infection. These include fever, rash, facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat, and arthritis.

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   May 15, 2024 · Overview. Lyme disease is an illness caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi and spread by blacklegged ticks. Although most patients recover completely when treated with a 2- to 4-week course of oral antibiotics, about 5-10% can have prolonged symptoms of fatigue, body aches, or difficulty thinking as a result of their infection.

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   May 19, 2024 · As many as 476,000 people in the U.S. contract Lyme disease each year, according to the CDC. For most people, symptoms go away after two to four weeks of antibiotics, but five to 10 percent of ...

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7. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › books › NBK431066Lyme Disease - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf

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   May 8, 2024 · The most common and first presenting sign of Lyme disease is the erythema migrans rash, which is found in 70% to 80% of cases and appears at the site of the tick bite as an expanding, erythematous skin lesion, measuring 5 cm in diameter or larger.

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   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 ...

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   2 days ago · Treatment regimens for Lyme disease range from 14 days in early localized disease, to 14–21 days in early disseminated disease to 14–28 days in late disseminated disease. Neurologic complications of Lyme disease may be treated with doxycycline as it can be taken by mouth and has a lower cost, although in North America evidence of efficacy ...