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- Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections - Diseases with Similar Symptoms
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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.
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Lyme Disease
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
When To Call A Professional Call your doctor if you develop a rash or flu-like illness after you have been bitten by a tick or you could have been... Read more »
Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Highlights
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
CausesLyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia (B.) burgdorferi, which is transmitted through the bite of a deer tick. Either nymph or adult... Read more »
Lyme disease: early disseminated
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Lyme disease - secondary or stage 2; Stage 2 Lyme disease, Bannwarth syndrome Symptoms Some patients will remember having a tick bite or... Read more »
Lyme Disease
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Article updated and reviewed by David Aronoff, M.D., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan Medical School on... Read more »
Lyme Disease and Related Tick-Borne Infections: Symptoms
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Symptoms of Lyme disease are diverse and often occur in early and late phases. They vary widely from person to person. Any one symptom may fail to... Read more »
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