Everything you need to know about the Lyme disease.

It is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi.

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It is rarely also caused by Borrelia mayonii.

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B. burgdorferi is transmitted to humans by a bite from a deer tick.

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Lyme disease was first recognized in the town of Old Lyme.Hence the name.

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Symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue

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It is also characterized by a skin rash called erythema migrans.

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Treatment includes treating the patient with a few weeks of antibiotics.

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Prevention : use of insect repellent, removing ticks promptly, applying pesticides, and reducing tick habitat.

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