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How do a lyme disease circular red skin rash and a regular bug bite differ?

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Dirrent appearance: The typical lyme lesion is referred to as a bulls eye lesion. It typically has central redness with clearing arounbd it and then another red rim further out. A regular bug bite is ususally uniformly red with clearing throughout.

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Answered 8/30/2018

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