Question 1

what are the stages of lyme disease?

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Different stages: You can have  the rash called  erythema chronicum migrans after the tick bite.  This is the intiial acute  infection and characteristic  rash If it is not detected  then it can incubate in your body and cause later sequela such as arthritis adn other systems can be invovled.  There are  blood tests that can be done to help clarify the diagnosis. Your physician can test  for Borrelia Burgdoreri.

Question 2

lyme disease: how can this be cured?

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Controversial: Most doctors believe that lyme disease can be cured by antibiotics.  There are some who think that lyme can evolve into a chronic state, but this is controversial.  Most treatments advertised for "chronic lyme disease" have little if any evidence to back them up.

Question 3

what are the symptoms of lyme disease?

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Pain, fatigue and...: Lyme can cause virtually any symptom, but classically starts with rash & mild flu-like symptoms, then joint pains (often 1st in knees) & fatigue. It often causes problems with memory/concentration/word finding & blurred vision. Neurological sxs can mimic MS & als. It can cause sxs similar to chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus and other autoimmune diseases-also cardiac sxs.

Question 4

what r symptoms if u have lyme disease?

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Flu-like with rash: Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system.
http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/.

Question 5

what occurs if lyme disease was left uncured?

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See details: One could develop cardiac, neurologic or arthritic complications.

Question 6

what are the chances of getting lyme disease?

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Depends: That depends on the chances of getting bitten by a deer tick, which in turn depends on where you live, whether you're spending much time outdoors in places with ticks, and what you're doing and wearing while you're there.

Question 7

what is lyme disease and can you die from it?

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An infection: Lyme disease is a rickettsial infection caused by a tick bite that spreads the Lyme organism into the human host. It's most common features include skin joint and nerve involvement. Cardigan involvement with irregular rhythm can also occur. This could potentially be life threatening

Question 8

what are the symptoms and signs of lyme disease?

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Lyme disease: In early stage, there is wide-spread itching, chills, fever, headache, muscle pain, feeling weak, neck stiffness. Later, there is weakness in muscles of face, pain & swelling in joints, heart symptoms. Later in advanced stage there is weakness, numbness, speech problems, & abnormal muscle movements.

Question 9

what are signs of lyme disease and how bad is it?

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Bulls eye rash: One of the earliest signs that lyme disease has been contracted is a rash that has clearing in the center, or appears as a ring. In this case getting treatment quickly should result in a shorter course of treatment. Symptoms of chronic lyme are: fatigue, insomnia, headaches, confusion or brain fog, joint pain & stiffness, tingling & numbness, weakness and many more symptoms that tend to come & go.

Question 10

how could you tell whether someone has lyme disease?

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Hx/exam/blood tests: Suspicion of LD can be raised by a history of exposure in areas where the germ is prevalent, physical exam. Exclusion of other illnesses is important.Blood tests for antibodies to the germ are first detectable weeks after exposure and paired tests weeks apart may demonstrate an increasing body response to the germ.

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