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   Can antibiotics treat Lyme disease?

   • Antibiotics can treat Lyme disease in its early stages, but a growing number of people— at least 1.6 million in 2020, according to one estimate—now suffer chronic consequences. No human vaccine is currently available, although one is in human trials.

   A hope for Lyme disease? New vaccine targets ticks - Science

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   What medications are used to treat Lyme disease?

   • Medications used to treat Lyme disease include: If Lyme disease has progressed beyond stage 1 or affects your circulatory or central nervous systems, a doctor may prescribe intravenous (IV) antibiotics. This will then be followed up with an oral regimen. The complete course of treatment usually takes 14–28 days.

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   What is the role of antibiotics in the treatment of Lyme disease?

   • Early antibiotic treatment is highly effective at preventing late manifestations of Lyme disease. Intraocular inflammation, a late finding, may occur in patients who have not received early systemic antibiotics. Antibiotics should be started immediately, without waiting for laboratory confirmation, in patients with erythema migrans.

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