Question 1

how long can lyme disease be in your system without you knowing it? is it possible to be in there hiding for years until it gets more serious?

Accepted Answer

Usually within weeks: Usually weeks , months and years. A good website to review  is:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/lyme-disease/basics/symptoms/con-20019701
The timing will depend on which body systems are  invovled

Question 2

does lyme disease go away?

Accepted Answer

Not if untreated.: Untreated Lyme disease can progress to have cardiac (heart) and neurologic (brain and nerves) complications. If left untreated too long some damage can be permanent. Lyme disease can be treated with common antibiotics. If you have symptoms, like a bullseye rash, joint pains, fevers, or headache, and have a reasonable chance of exposure, please see a doctor for testing and treatment.

Question 3

does lyme disease ever go away?

Accepted Answer

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 4

i have lyme disease and my d dimmers were extremely elevated?

Accepted Answer

May be related to it: It could be related to your inflamation - especially any vascular issues. This will depend on the manfestations that you are  having. You can discuss that with your physician.

Question 5

what causes lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Borrelia burgdorferi: This spirochete bacterium is transmitted by the bite of an ixodes tick.

Question 6

may lyme disease re occur?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Lyme disease may recur in 2 ways.  It can be very difficult to fully eliminate, so even if someone has been successfully treated, the borrelia bacteria that cause lyme may be in the dormant cyst stage and may reactivate if the patient undergoes physical or emotional stress.  Even if borrelia has been eradicated, being exposed to the bacteria again via insect bite etc. Can result in recurrence.

Question 7

could i have lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: But you haven't listed any symptoms, so it's hard to give opinion. Lyme disease symptoms are similar to many others, and can be tested for by your doctor.

Question 8

do you treat lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Usually need treatment with antibiotics

Question 9

how do you get lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Bite of infected tic: Lime disease is spread by ticks that have acquired the germ in the past and it stays in their system. A tick bite from another of the same species without the LD germ will not do it. The tick must get on your body, settle in for a feeding & feed long enough to pass the germ to you (hours).

Question 10

do fleas cause lyme disease?

Accepted Answer

Spirochete in fleas: The organism (borellia sp.) that causes lyme disease has been found in fleas and mosquitos but has not yet been found to contribute to transmission of lyme disease in humans this way.

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