By: Daniel Wright & Logan Serfass LYME DISEASE By: Daniel Wright & Logan Serfass

History of Lyme Disease First described in Europe in the 1800s by Willy Burgdofer. Dermatologic manifestations of lyme date back to 1883. Swedish dermatologist Arvid Afzelius described the rash. In the United States, Lyme Disease was not recognized till the 1970s. Bacteria is Borrelia Burgdorferi.

Vectors/Pathogen Lyme Disease is passed to humans by Blacklegged Ticks, Western Blacklegged Ticks, and Wood Ticks. The pathogen is bacteria. Blacklegged Tick Western Blacklegged Tick Wood Tick

Large Outbreaks 1975 – Mysterious juvenile arthritis outbreak in Connecticut which was a result of Lyme Disease. 1999 – Northeastern United States. 2002 – more than 23,000 cases were reported in the United States.

Disease’s Affects on the Body Affects the heart, bone joints, the nervous system, and the skin.

Symptoms Early Stage: Fatigue, malaise, chills and fever, headaches, muscle and joint pain, swollen lymph nodes, stiff necks, and a warm non-painful skin rash called erytheme migrans. Later Stage: Arthritis, nervous system abnormalities such as numbness, pain, Bell’s Palsy (paralyze muscles of the face).

Testing for Lyme Disease Laboratory Tests – Measure the antibodies made by your white blood cells. EIA Test (Enzyme Immunoassay). IFA Test ( Indirect Immunoflourescence Assay). Immunoblast Test (Western Blot).

Treatments (Antibiotics) Appropriate antibiotics. Oral treatment antibiotics include doxycycline, amoxiallin, and cefuroxime. Neurological or cardiac forms may take ceftriaxone or penicillin.

Treatments (Intravenous Antibiotics) They are used when the infection involves the Central Nervous System. Various side effects include lower white blood cell count, mild diarrhea, infections with other antibiotic resistant organisms unrelated to lyme.

Prevention Avoid wooded areas with high grass. Use repellents that contain 20% or more DEET on exposed skin.

Interesting Facts Affects both people and animals. The disease jumps barriers so even know you have a dog tick, does not mean that you’re not infected. Not an insect, it is an arachnid.

Works Cited Hawley, Bradford. Lyme Disease. New Jersey: Salem Press INC, 2005. Print. “Lyme Disease.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 26 July 2012. National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases. Web. 18 Oct. 2012. <http://www.cdc.gov/lyme/>. Mr. Hachtman.