A person bitten by a tick infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi can develop Lyme disease symptoms. Early-stage Lyme disease symptoms are typically mild and can include skin rash and flu-like symptoms. Patients who do not receive early...
Lyme disease is an illness that is transmitted to humans and other mammals from the deer tick. If Lyme disease is treated promptly with antibiotics, the patient usually recovers completely. In some cases, however, the disease and its symptoms can...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is caused by a bite from an infected tick. The early symptoms of Lyme disease include a unique rash in the shape of a bullseye, as well as fever, headache and muscle and joint pains. One of the potential...
Lyme disease is an infection caused by the tick-borne Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria. If untreated, Lyme disease progresses through three stages. During the first early localized stage, a characteristic rash appears at the site of the tick bite in...
Lyme disease is a type of bacterial infection that affects both animals and humans. It attacks a person's immune system, which can cause of number of other temporary and long-term health problems and symptoms. Lyme disease is transmitted by a...
Skin rashes take many forms. Depending on the cause, a rash can be red, skin-colored, moist, dry, bumpy or smooth. Some skin rashes form in random, non-distinct patches, while others are more defined in shape. If you have noticed the appearance of...
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which are spiral bacteria transmitted by ticks. It is usually characterized by an expanding, ringlike erythematous skin lesion and by flulike symptoms such as headache, sore...
Lyme disease is caused by bacteria carried by deer ticks. With some 16,000 new cases reported annually, it's the top tick-borne disease in the United States. You are at risk no matter which area of the country you live in, as this disease has been...
Overview As spring unfolds, people across the country emerge from their wintertime captivity to enjoy the great outdoors. Unfortunately, another creature makes an entrance in the spring, too--the deer tick, best known as the carrier of Lyme...
Lyme disease is the most common arthropod-borne disease in the United States with about 150,000 reported cases, according to the American Lyme Disease Association. Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi that is carried by the...
