Lyme disease is a bacterial type of infection that is caused by bacteria of the Borrelia type. Lyme disease is also known as Lyme borreliosis. Lyme disease is contracted from the bite of a disease-carrying tick. The most common sign of lyme disease is an expanding area of redness, known as erythema migrans, that begins at the site of a tick bite about a week after it has occurred. The rash is typically neither itchy nor painful. Approximately 25–50% of infected people do not develop a rash.
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| Symptoms of Lyme Disease |
Early Symptoms of Lyme Disease (3 to 30 days after an infected tick bite)
- Fever
- Headache
- Joints & Muscles Aches
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Fatigue
Late Symptoms of Lyme Disease
- Heart palpitations or an irregular heart beat (Lyme carditis)
- Episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath
- Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord
- Nerve pain
- Nausea and vomiting
- Shooting pains, numbness, or tingling in the hands or feet
- Problems with short-term memory
- Arthritis with severe joint pain and swelling, particularly the knees and other large joints.
- Facial or Bell's palsy (loss of muscle tone or droop on one or both sides of the face)
- Intermittent pain in tendons, muscles, joints, and bones
- Severe headaches and neck stiffness
- Additional EM rashes on other areas of the body
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