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Lyme disease

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. It is the most common disease spread by ticks in the Northern Hemisphere. Infections are most common in the spring and early summer. Infection is treatable with antibiotics. Most treated…

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Causes
Borrelia spread by ticks
Complications
Facial nerve paralysis, arthritis, meningitis-like symptoms, heart rhythm irregularities
Diagnostic method
Based on symptoms, tick exposure, blood tests
Frequency
~476k/year in U.S. (a likely overestimate), 200k/year in Europe
Medication
Doxycycline, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime
Other names
Lyme borreliosis

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Lyme disease

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lyme disease tick ticks may symptoms borrelia people cases infection em treatment also rash burgdorferi vaccine europe common skin deer

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Lyme diseaseCausesBorrelia spread by ticks1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseComplicationsFacial nerve paralysis, arthritis, meningitis-like symptoms, heart rhythm irregularities1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseDiagnostic methodBased on symptoms, tick exposure, blood tests1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseFrequency~476k/year in U.S. (a likely overestimate), 200k/year in Europe1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseMedicationDoxycycline, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseOther namesLyme borreliosis1.00infobox
Lyme diseasePreventionPrevention of tick bites (clothing the limbs, DEET), doxycycline1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseSpecialtyInfectious disease1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseSymptomsExpanding area of redness at the site of a tick bite, fever, headache, tiredness1.00infobox
Lyme diseaseUsual onsetA week after a bite1.00infobox
Lyme diseasecausespsychiatric disorders or neurodevelopmental disorders0.90text
Lyme diseaseis aprimary human tick-borne disease of concern0.90text
Lyme diseaseis anotifiable disease in Scotland0.90text
Lyme diseaseis aimportant step in keeping dogs safe in endemic areas0.90text

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