Lyme Disease Depression Treatable With Antidepressants?
- Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections - Diseases with Similar Symptoms
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
- Diagnosis
Diseases with Similar Symptoms
Many other illnesses can mimic various features of Lyme disease. Depending on the symptoms, a doctor may be able to perform the evaluations necessary to rule out other conditions.
Ruling Out Other Tick-Borne or Spirochete Infections
Other infections can produce fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, and some of the neurologic or cardiac features of early Lyme disease. Some are transmitted by the same tick as Lyme disease.
Co-Infections Transmitted by the Ixodes Tick....
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Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Prevention
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Complications
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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