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Consider early Lyme disease with these signs & symptoms. Round expanding red skin lesion usually greater than 2 inches in size. Rash lasts for more than a few days and can be accompanied by flu-like symptoms. Early symptoms can mimic summer flu: fever, achiness, extreme fatigue, severe headache or neck ache.
A German physician, Alfred Buchwald, first described the chronic skin rash, or erythema migrans, of what is now known to be Lyme disease more than 130 years ago. However, Lyme disease was only recognized in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
May 14, 2024 · Over 63,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to CDC by state health departments and the District of Columbia in 2022. This number reflects cases reported through routine national surveillance, which is only one way public health officials track diseases. Recent estimates using other methods suggest that approximately 476,000 people may be ...
May 16, 2024 · Lyme disease is not contagious. It does not spread from person to person. To become infected with the bacteria, a person must have been bitten by a tick that is infected with the bacteria ...
Borrelia burgdorferi is a bacterial species of the spirochete class in the genus Borrelia, and is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease in humans. Along with a few similar genospecies, some of which also cause Lyme disease, it makes up the species complex of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato.
Erythema Chronicum Migrans: Occurs at site of tick bite, beginning with red macule that expands outward. Starts 3-30 days after bite and occurs in 70-80% of cases. Erythema migrans rash more often without central clearing. Fatigue, low grade fever, migrating arthralgia, lymphadenopathy, headache, nausea/ vomiting, abdominal pain.
Of the 52 known species of Borrelia, 20 belong to the Lyme disease group and are transmitted by ticks. Eight are known to cause Lyme disease or Borreliosis. The major Borrelia species causing Lyme disease are Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii, and Borrelia garinii.
