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Tick Lyme Disease Symptom

Lyme disease, named for the town in Connecticut where it was first identified and diagnosed, is a tick-borne illness that can cause debilitating symptoms and death in humans and animals. Although humans are rarely primary hosts of ticks, they do contract tick bites when in wooded areas.

In Lyme, Connecticut in the 1970's, several instances of unexplained juvenile arthritis first spurred inquiry. Other identified symptoms included smooth, circular rashes surrounding the area of the tick bite and pain and stiffness in the jaw, face and neck area. Victims of Lyme disease commonly experience pain and swelling around the eyes, double vision, nausea, diarrhea, joint and muscle pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, tremors, motion sickness, sleep apnea, anxiety, pain in the pelvic area and loss of sexual drive. Swollen lymph nodes are also associated with Lyme disease, as well as fever and flu-like symptoms. These symptoms may manifest individually or simultaneously.

Lyme disease can lead to paralysis. The nervous system of a victim may also be compromised. If left untreated, Lyme disease does prove fatal. It is therefore imperative that medical help be sought at the first occurrence of any Lyme-like symptoms. Because Lyme disease symptoms tend to resemble those of other, less life-threatening diseases, let your physician know that you have come into contact with a tick. When administered in a timely manner, a course of antibiotics can prove effective against this disease.

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