The rash shows up in over 80 percent of the cases according to the Lyme Disease Foundation. It will show 3 to 30 days after the bite by an infected tick. These signs don't necessarily mean you have Lyme disease but they are an important diagnostic tool for your doctor. If treated early with antibiotics, Lyme disease can be cured so do not delay seeing your physician. Patients diagnosed with later stage Lyme disease also often respond to antibiotics.
Some patients continue to have problems after being cured because of damage caused by the disease.
Prevention and control The best thing of course is to never get the disease. You do that by avoiding ticks, where they live, and by being vigilant. The first thing to do is don't give ticks an inviting place around your home. That means clearing brush, low hanging branches and tall grass from near your house, yard and garden. Do a full body check at the end of the day for ticks, paying particular attention to scalp and other hairy portions of the body Wash and dry the clothes you had on at high temperatures to kill any hidden ticks.