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Early lyme disease

Early lyme disease

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Early lyme disease is a condition in which the lyme bacteria causes infection after a tick bite and causes a red, target shaped rash, headache, fever, fatigue, and muscle aches.

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35 year experience in Pediatrics

Is a type of:

Lyme disease

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Rare

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