LYME DISEASE

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which are transmitted to humans by the bite of infected deer ticks and black-leg ticks. Lyme disease is associated with a "bull's-eye" rash and/or lesion called erythema migrants. LYME DISEASE SYMPTOMS

• Early Signs and Symptoms (3 to 30 days after tick bite).
• Fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes.
• Erythema migrants (EM) rashes- Rashes that are located at the bite site and often are a red circle or oval shaped rash that can resemble a bull’s eye.
• Later Signs and Symptoms (days to months after tick […]

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