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   What is the prognosis of Lyme disease?

   • However, the prognosis worsens when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Most patients with early Lyme disease infection recover with antibiotics and return to their normal state of health. However, some patients suffer from ongoing or recurrent symptoms related to Lyme disease despite standard of care antibiotic therapy.

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   What happens if lyme disease is left untreated?

   • If Lyme disease is left untreated, it may progress to early disseminated Lyme disease, which spreads from the bite location to other parts of the body. It may begin to affect the skin, nervous system, and heart. This stage can occur days to months following the initial infection. Neurologic symptoms occur in approximately 10% of untreated people.

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   Is Lyme disease a chronic symptom burden?

   • The chronic symptom burden related to Lyme disease is considerable, as shown on the left side of the graph above, and statistically significantly greater than the aches and pains of daily living experienced by the control group, on the right. What are the risk factors for Post Treatment Lyme Disease?

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   Prognosis. The prognosis after early treatment of Lyme disease is generally very good. However, the prognosis worsens when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. Most patients with early Lyme disease infection recover with antibiotics and return to their normal state of health. However, some patients suffer from ongoing or recurrent symptoms ...

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   Feb 10, 2023 · Lyme disease is an illness caused by borrelia bacteria. Humans usually get Lyme disease from the bite of a tick carrying the bacteria. Ticks that can carry borrelia bacteria live throughout most of the United States. But Lyme disease is most common in the upper Midwest and the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.

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   Mar 28, 2023 · Summary. Lyme disease is curable. Most people who are infected with the tick-borne illness make a full recovery after treatment with antibiotics. However, a small percentage of those infected by the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi ( B. burgdorferi ), can have lingering symptoms or complications for months or longer.

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   Feb 10, 2023 · Antibiotic pills. The standard treatment for Lyme disease is an antibiotic taken as a pill. The treatment usually lasts 10 to 14 days. Treatment may be longer depending on your symptoms. It's important to take all pills as directed even if you're feeling better.

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   Aug 16, 2022 · Signs and symptoms of the second stage of Lyme disease (the early disseminated stage) may include: Multiple areas of rash. Paralysis of facial muscles ( Bell's palsy ). Heart block or an interruption of the electrical system of the heart. Areas of numbness or abnormal feelings ( neuropathy ).

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   Dec 5, 2023 · Headache. Joint or muscle pain. Swollen lymph nodes. People treated during this stage often recover quickly and completely. Treatment involves 10 to 14 days of oral antibiotics. Unfortunately, 10% to 25% of cases may go unnoticed and progress to later stages of the disease.

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   Jan 19, 2022 · Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely, Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema ...