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Health Encyclopedia: Lyme Disease And Related Tick Borne Infections Diseases With Similar Symptoms

Diseases with Similar Symptoms


Various features of Lyme disease can be mimicked by many other illnesses. 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 Ixod...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Bugs, Bugs, Bugs
By Florence Cardinal , Health Expert

...the exterminator.   There are several varieties of lice, including body, head and pubic... Read more »

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Is it Herpes, Or Another STD?
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...urination, similar to some herpes lesions. 6. Pubic lice. Pubic lice or "crabs" is a parasitic... Read more »

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Is It Herpes, Or Something Else?
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...yeast or another fungus, or even scabies or pubic lice and should be treated... Read more »

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Dandruff: Diagnosis and Treatment
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...rate of cell turnover. As skin cells fall off at a faster rate, they can clump together, causing... Read more »

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I've done something stupid...
By Charlotte Grayson, M.D. , Health Expert

...men), swollen glands, painful areas or evidence of lice or scabies.Pelvic exam (for women). ... Read more »

Health Guide

Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
...examination will reveal signs such as a rapid or irregular heart rate; a rapid respiratory rate (e.g., how fast you breathe); abnormal breathing sound heard with a stethoscope and called rales... Read more »
Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs
...all of these signs occur in every attack. Sometimes they go away and return. If some occur, get help fast. IF YOU NOTICE ONE OR MORE OF THESE SIGNS IN YOURSELF OR OTHERS, DON'T WAIT. CALL... Read more »
Heart Pacemakers and ICD's Patient Guide
...as pacemakers for slow heart rates, but may also deliver high-energy electrical therapy for certain fast heart rates, called defibrillation shocks The increases in heart rate that are normal with... Read more »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...triglyceride levels measured at least once every five years. This blood test is done after a nine- to 14-hour fast and provides information about your total cholesterol (TC), LDL and HDL... Read more »
Arrhythmia Patient Guide
...heart's rhythm. Atrial arrhythmias: Sinus tachycardia: The heart rate is increased because of fast conduction speed from the sinus node. Sick sinus syndrome: The heart rate is... Read more »

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