This is one of the most severe diseases caused by a tick bite.
Lyme disease is transmitted with a tick bite and is dangerous because it affects almost all body systems. Moreover, in the early stages, when the spread of the disease is easy to stop with antibiotics, it is difficult to diagnose.
What symptoms should you pay attention to first of all:
Specific skin rash
Outwardly, it looks like a target: a red circle around a clean area of skin. Moreover, the rash is migratory - it appears constantly in different places.
Signs of SARS or flu
Lyme disease can be accompanied by symptoms that resemble SARS or the flu: fever, weakness, chills, headache. They appear 1-2 weeks after the tick bite.
Later symptoms:
Arrhythmia
It differs from ordinary arrhythmia in that it lasts from one to several weeks, and then goes away by itself.
Joint pain
It occurs in 60% of patients - mostly with untreated and advanced stage of the disease.
Mostly knees hurt, at the same time there may be weakness and fever.
Conjunctivitis
Itching, redness, burning, and tearing may be symptoms of Lyme disease.
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