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Weeks, months or even years later, patients may develop problems with the brain and nervous system, muscles and joints, heart and circulation, digestion, reproductive system, and skin. Symptoms may disappear even without treatment and different symptoms may appear at different times.
May 15, 2024 · Regardless of the term used, prolonged symptoms can have devastating effects on a person's life. There is a critical need to better understand the causes of prolonged symptoms in people who have had Lyme disease and best approaches to treatment and care.
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 · 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.
Jul 19, 2017 · Symptoms can include debilitating fatigue, muscle and joint pain, headaches, mental fog causing difficulty with memory or finding words, irritability, and sleeplessness. Some people who...
Sep 17, 2018 · Most people with post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome recover from persistent symptoms with time. However, it can take months, and sometimes years, before you feel completely well.
Jun 16, 2023 · What’s tricky, too, is that the onset of initial symptoms occurs anywhere from three to 30 days after exposure. Clinically, there are three stages of Lyme disease: early localized disease, early disseminated disease, and late disseminated disease.
Feb 15, 2022 · Late Lyme disease usually develops 6-36 months after a person first receives the causal infectious tick bite. The symptoms of late Lyme disease differ from the earlier stages. In North America, joint pain and swelling is very common. In Europe, skin changes are more common.
Early localized, or Stage 1, Lyme disease occurs soon after being infected, when the Lyme disease bacteria are still close to the site of the tick bite. Common symptoms of early localized Lyme disease include a rash or mild, flulike symptoms.
Feb 10, 2023 · Some people with Lyme disease report symptoms that continue after treatment. These longer-lasting symptoms may include: Arthritis that begins with Lyme disease and doesn't improve. Body aches and pains. Constant or frequent tiredness. Memory complaints. These conditions are not clearly understood.
