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How does Lyme disease affect the body? A Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) answered. Lyme disease is the result of an infection caused by a deer tick bite. The deer tick carries an infection that causes a variety of symptoms in people. These symptoms, such as fatigue, rash, joint pain, and aches, can continue until the infection has cleared up. In addition, Lyme disease may lead to ongoing fatigue, joint pain and swelling, cardiac arrhythmia, and problems with your nervous system. Lyme disease may also affect your thinking abilities and memory.
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- Lyme disease facts. 1  Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by tick bites. 2  Lyme disease can affect the skin, joints, heart, and the nervous system.3  Lyme disease occurs in phases, with the early phase beginning at the site of the tick bite with an expanding ring of redness.yme disease facts. 1  Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by tick bites. 2  Lyme disease can affect the skin, joints, heart, and the nervous system.
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- The Effects of Lyme Disease on the Liver. Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb) that ticks carry. Called deer ticks (or seed ticks), the arachnids that carry the bacteria are very small and can often escape notice. When the ticks bite mice that have Lyme disease and then bite a human, the disease is transmitted.
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by tick bites. Lyme disease can affect the skin, joints, heart, and the nervous system. Lyme disease occurs in phases, with the early phase beginning at the site of the tick bite with an expanding ring of redness. Lyme disease is diagnosed based on the patient's clinical signs of illness and the detection of antibodies to the causative bacteria in the blood. Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics.
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- Lyme symptoms and the immune system. The prolonged immune response, trying to fight Borrelia burgdorferi infection, causes most of the symptoms of Lyme disease, including joint inflammation, skin changes, and neurological problems.Another aspect of Borrelia burgdorferi is that its changing outer proteins further stimulate the immune system.he prolonged immune response, trying to fight Borrelia burgdorferi infection, causes most of the symptoms of Lyme disease, including joint inflammation, skin changes, and neurological problems.
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Long Term Effects of Lyme Disease Long Term Effects of Lyme Disease. Ticks in forested areas of the U.S. often host Lyme disease. Photo Credit forest image by DOLPHIN from Fotolia.com. Lyme disease infects people through the bite of a small tick, though the actual organism that causes the disease is a bacteria named borrelia burgdorferi.These bacteria and the ticks who carry them are most often found in forested areas of the Northeast, Pacific Northwest and Midwest.eart problems associated with Lyme disease include irregularities in heart rhythm, including heart palpitations or a slowing of the heart rate.
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Neurology & Psychiatry Lyme disease has been called “The New Great Imitator” because, like syphilis (also a spirochaete) it may affect many parts of the body including the skin, nervous system, heart, joints and eyes (although transmission of the disease is different from syphilis).
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Lyme Disease 1 Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by tick bites. 2  Lyme disease can affect the skin, joints, heart, and the nervous system. 3  Lyme disease occurs in phases, with the early phase beginning at the site of the tick bite with an expanding ring of redness.yme disease facts. 1  Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by tick bites. 2  Lyme disease can affect the skin, joints, heart, and the nervous system. 3  Lyme disease occurs in phases, with the early phase beginning at the site of the tick bite with an expanding ring of redness.
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical findings (e.g., rash), and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks.ost cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics. Steps to prevent Lyme disease include using insect repellent, removing ticks promptly, applying pesticides, and reducing tick habitat. The ticks that transmit Lyme disease can occasionally transmit other tickborne diseases as well.
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Symptoms of Lyme disease Lyme disease can affect different body systems, such as the nervous system, joints, skin, and heart. Symptoms are often described as happening in three stages (although not everyone has all three): A circular rash at the site of the tick bite, usually within 1-2 weeks of infection, often is the first sign of infection. Although a rash is considered typical of Lyme disease, many people never develop one.
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Lyme Disease Symptoms Share. Symptoms of early Lyme disease may present as a flu-like illness (fever, chills, sweats, muscle aches, fatigue, nausea and joint pain). Some patients have a rash or Bell’s palsy (facial drooping).
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.
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Symptoms and Signs When Lyme disease first affects the nervous system, one may see symptoms of meningitis, encephalitis, or cranial neuritis. a. Meningitis is characterized by headaches that fluctuate in intensity from mild to severe with or without associated nausea, vomiting, light sensitivity, neck stiffness, or pain on eye motion.
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Lyme Disease About Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Lyme disease is diagnosed based on symptoms, physical findings (e.g., rash), and the possibility of exposure to infected ticks.
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Overview Later signs and symptoms. If untreated, new signs and symptoms of Lyme infection might appear in the following weeks to months. These include: 1  Erythema migrans appearing in other areas of your body. 2  Joint pain. 3  Bouts of severe joint pain and swelling are especially likely to affect your knees, but the pain can shift from one joint to another.
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Lyme Disease Lyme disease is medically described in three phases (stages) as: (1) early localized disease with skin inflammation and rash; (2) early disseminated disease with heart and nervous system involvement, including palsies and meningitis; and (3) late disease featuring motor and sensory nerve damage and brain inflammation, as well as arthritis.
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- Lyme Disease. Lyme disease is an illness that may affect the skin, joints, nervous system, heart, and other areas of the body. People of all ages can get Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi.The bacteria are transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected deer tick.yme Disease. Lyme disease is an illness that may affect the skin, joints, nervous system, heart, and other areas of the body. People of all ages can get Lyme disease, which is caused by the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi.
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Symptoms of Lyme disease Lyme disease also can affect your nervous system, causing symptoms such as: 1  stiff neck and severe headache (meningitis) 2  temporary paralysis of facial muscles (Bell’s palsy) 3  numbness, pain, or weakness in the limbs.  poor muscle movement.
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What is Lyme disease? Some ticks carried by deer transmit the bacteria that cause Lyme disease. Lyme disease is not contagious from person to person. Lyme disease can affect many areas of the body including the heart, skin, joints, and nervous system.
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Tick-borne Diseases: The Big Two Lyme disease often appears as a bull's-eye rash around the site on the skin where there has been a tick bite. Lyme disease. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the United States. It can cause fever, headaches, fatigue, and a bull's eye skin rash. Left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Permanent damage to the joints or the nervous system can develop in patients with late Lyme disease. Lyme disease has different stages. The rash is a key early-stage symptom. This circular red patch usually appears at the bite site 3 to 30 days after the bite. It expands to 5 to 6 inches in diameter, and persists for 3 to 5 weeks. As the rash enlarges, it may take on a bull's-eye appearance.
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- Lyme disease facts. 1  Lyme disease is a bacterial illness that is spread by tick bites. 2  Lyme disease can affect the skin, joints, heart, and the nervous system.
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Vector-borne Diseases Acute Symptoms of Lyme Disease. Untreated or the often misdiagnosed patients may suffer from more acute neurological problems such as facial palsy (loss of muscle tone on one or both sides of the face) as well as meningitis, involving severe headaches, neck stiffness, and sensitivity to light.cute Symptoms of Lyme Disease. Untreated or the often misdiagnosed patients may suffer from more acute neurological problems such as facial palsy (loss of muscle tone on one or both sides of the face) as well as meningitis, involving severe headaches, neck stiffness, and sensitivity to light.
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Lyme Disease: What To Know This Season What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? Early signs and symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint pain, and swollen lymph nodes, the CDC says. In about 70% to 80% of infections, a rash is seen.
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About Lyme Disease Lyme disease is caused by a spirochete—a corkscrew-shaped bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme is called “The Great Imitator,” because its symptoms mimic many other diseases. It can affect any organ of the body, including the brain and nervous system, muscles and joints, and the heart.hare. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection primarily transmitted by Ixodes ticks, also known as deer ticks, and on the West Coast, black-legged ticks.
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A to Z List of Neurological Disorders Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism that is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected tick. Most people with Lyme disease develop a characteristic skin rash around the area of the bite.arying degrees of permanent joint or nervous system damage may develop in individuals with late-stage Lyme disease. Most individuals with Lyme disease respond well to antibiotics and have full recovery.