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Health Encyclopedia: Lyme Disease

Alternative Names

Borreliosis


Symptoms

Deer ticks can be so small that they are almost impossible to see. Therefore, many people with Lyme disease never even saw a tick. These people are more likely to develop symptoms because the tick remained on their body longer.

The symptoms of Lyme disease include:

  • A flat or slightly raised red lesion at the site of the tick bite (can be larger than 1 to 3 inches in diameter, often with a clear area in the center)...
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HIV ELISA/western blot
...conditions that may lead to a false positive result, such as Lyme disease, syphilis, and lupus. A positive ELISA test is always followed by a confirmatory test termed Western Blot. A positive... Read more »
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HIV ELISA/western blot
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