Lyme disease

Lyme disease, dem sanso know am as Lyme borreliosis, be a tick-borne disease wey be caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks insyd de genus Ixodes. E be de most common disease wey be spread by ticks insyd de Northern Hemisphere.Marques AR, Strle F, Wormser GP (August 2021). "Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27 (8): 2017–2024. doi:10.3201/eid2708.204763. PMC 8314816. PMID 34286689. Infections be most common insyd de spring den early summer.

Prevention dey include efforts to prevent tick bites by wearing clothing make e cover de arms den legs den dey use DEET anaa picaridin-based insect repellents.

De most common sign of infection be an expanding red rash, dem know as erythema migrans (EM), wich dey appear for de site of de tick bite about a week afterwards. De rash be typically neither itchy nor painful. Approximately 70–80% of infected people dey develop a rash. Oda early symptoms fi include fever, headaches den tiredness. If untreated, symptoms fi include loss of de ability to move one anaa both sides of de face, joint pains, severe headaches plus neck stiffness anaa heart palpitations. Months to years later, repeated episodes of joint pain den swelling fi occur. Occasionally, shooting pains anaa tingling insyd de arms den legs fi develop.

Diagnosis dey base on a combination of symptoms, history of tick exposure den possibly testing for specific antibodies insyd de blood. If an infection develop, a number of antibiotics be effective, wey dey include doxycycline, amoxicillin den cefuroxime. Standard treatment usually dey last for two anaa three weeks. Na dem say people plus persistent symptoms after appropriate treatments get Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS).

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 External links 

 CDC - Lyme Disease
 Association for Public Health Laboratories guide – Suggested Reporting Language, Interpretation and Guidance Regarding Lyme Disease Serologic Test Results
 NIH – Lyme Disease
 NICE Guidelines – Lyme Disease


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