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  2. Feb 10, 2023 · Early symptoms of Lyme disease usually happen within 3 to 30 days after a tick bite. This stage of disease has a limited set of symptoms. This is called early localized disease. A rash is a common sign of Lyme disease. But it doesn't always happen.

  3. May 15, 2024 · Learn how Lyme disease can affect your health with fever, rash, facial paralysis, and more. See photos of the erythema migrans rash and other possible symptoms in women.

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    • Rashes. The signature rash of a Lyme tick bite looks like a solid red oval or a bull’s-eye. It can appear anywhere on your body. The bull’s-eye has a central red spot, surrounded by a clear circle with a wide red circle on the outside.
    • Fatigue. Whether or not you see the tick bite or the classic Lyme rash, your early symptoms are likely to be flu-like. Symptoms are often cyclical, waxing and waning every few weeks (12).
    • Achy, stiff, or swollen joints. Joint pain and stiffness, often intermittent, are early Lyme symptoms. Your joints may be inflamed, warm to the touch, painful, and swollen.
    • Headaches, dizziness, fever. Other common flu-like symptoms are headaches, dizziness, fever, muscle pain, and malaise. About 50 percent of people with Lyme disease have flu-like symptoms within a week of their infection (18).
  4. Learn how to recognize the early and late signs and symptoms of Lyme disease, including the rash, flu-like symptoms, neurologic problems, and cardiac issues. Find out what to do after a tick bite and when to seek medical care.

  5. 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.

  6. Aug 16, 2022 · Signs and symptoms of early Lyme disease typically include: A reddish ras h or skin lesion known as erythema migraines (EM). The rash starts as a small red spot at the site of the tick bite anywhere from one week after to four weeks after the bite.

  7. Mar 28, 2024 · Learn about Lyme disease, a bacterial infection caused by tick bites that can affect your skin, joints, and nervous system. Find out how to prevent, recognize, and treat the symptoms, which may vary depending on your stage of infection.

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