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Lyme Disease What Is lyme Disease? What Is lyme Disease? Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Stages Stages Diagnosis Diagnosis Treatment Treatment Prevention Prevention

What is Lyme’s Disease? Lyme Disease is an inflammatory disease caused by Borelli burgdorfer. Borellia is a loosely coiled spirochete.Lyme Disease is an inflammatory disease caused by Borelli burgdorfer. Borellia is a loosely coiled spirochete. It is contracted through tick bites and is difficult to diagnose.It is contracted through tick bites and is difficult to diagnose. It can take 2 days to 2 weeks to diagnose.It can take 2 days to 2 weeks to diagnose.

What is Lyme Disease? It is the most common vector-borne infection in the U.S.It is the most common vector-borne infection in the U.S. The vector is the Ixodid tick, which has the ability to “hitchhike” on the host (humans).The vector is the Ixodid tick, which has the ability to “hitchhike” on the host (humans). The tick will attach and begin to fill with blood, becoming more than 100x its orginial size and infecting the human.The tick will attach and begin to fill with blood, becoming more than 100x its orginial size and infecting the human.

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Signs and Symptoms Rash at the site of the biteRash at the site of the bite Flu Like Symptoms: fever, headache, muscle pain and dizzinessFlu Like Symptoms: fever, headache, muscle pain and dizziness After a couple days or weeks, a rash will spread like a bullseye. Clear center, outer red bands are raised.After a couple days or weeks, a rash will spread like a bullseye. Clear center, outer red bands are raised.

Rash

Stage 1-3 Stage 1- rash (20% lack), migraines, flu like symptomsStage 1- rash (20% lack), migraines, flu like symptoms Stage 2- Stage 1 symptoms begin to get worse, rash gets biggerStage 2- Stage 1 symptoms begin to get worse, rash gets bigger Stage 3-heart and nervous system problems (memory loss, facial palsy, joint inflammation)Stage 3-heart and nervous system problems (memory loss, facial palsy, joint inflammation)

Diagnosis The ELISA test- tests for the presence of antibodiesThe ELISA test- tests for the presence of antibodies If the ELISA test comes back positive, than the Western Blot is used to confirm that the disease is Lyme Disease.If the ELISA test comes back positive, than the Western Blot is used to confirm that the disease is Lyme Disease. The red ring rash is an easier diagnosis, but as stated before it can take a long time for it to appear.The red ring rash is an easier diagnosis, but as stated before it can take a long time for it to appear.

Treatment Antibiotics: doxycycline, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone and penicillinAntibiotics: doxycycline, amoxicillin, ceftriaxone and penicillin If there is a late diagnosis (2nd or 3rd stage), antibiotics need to taken for 4 weeks and even longer if severe arthritis occurred.If there is a late diagnosis (2nd or 3rd stage), antibiotics need to taken for 4 weeks and even longer if severe arthritis occurred.

Prevention Long pants Closed toed shoes Long sleeve shirt/jacket A good friend :)

Works Cited e+disease+-+chronic+persistenthttps://health.google.com/health/ref/Lym e+disease+-+chronic+persistent Microbiology. Cowan and Talaro, Pg Microbiology. Cowan and Talaro, Pg