Early lyme disease symptoms - Later symptoms of lyme disease - Lyme disease and rash

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Early Lyme Disease Symptoms

Lyme disease is spread by certain types of ticks that are found on deer commonly. Only an infected tick can pass on the disease. Lyme disease was first found in Connecticut because of the high population of the deer in the state. The first case of the disease was from a place called Lyme in Connecticut and that is why it was named Lyme disease.More...

 

What Causes Lyme Disease ?

What Causes Lyme Disease

One of the most common diseases to be caused by an insect bite in the US is the Lyme disease. It is caused by the ticks found on the deer and is also called deer tick fever. Lyme disease was first discovered in Lyme of Connecticut by a person called Borrelia burgdorferi, and the bacteria which causes it has been named after the scientist who found it.More...

 

Lyme Disease And Rash

Lyme Disease And Rash

Lyme disease is caused by a tick bite and the tick that carries the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria transmits it into the blood causing Lyme disease. The symptoms of the disease are headaches, sore throat, fever, joint pains and tiredness. The rash is the most characteristic feature of the Lyme disease. It appears at the site of the tick bite. It is a circular rash that is soft in texture and it is also raised. It may sometimes feel warm at the site of the rash. The rash eventually looks like a bull’s eye.More...

 

Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease ?

Is There A Cure For Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is caused by a tick bite in humans and these ticks are found on deer. Wherever the deer population is high, the chances of getting Lyme disease are higher. The prevalence of the disease is higher on the east coast in the United States.More...

 

Herbs To Treat Lyme Disease

Herbs To Treat Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium, which come into the body as a result of a tick bite. These ticks are usually found on deer. Not all ticks can cause the disease, but only the infected tick can pass on Lyme disease to humans. Wherever the deer population is high, the incidents of the disease are also high.More...

 

What Is The Best Cure For Lyme Disease ?

What Is The Best Cure For Lyme Disease

Lyme disease develops due to a bacterium called Borrelia burgdorferi. This bacterium is passed on to humans by a deer tick. The tick is the carrier of the bacteria and when it bites the human being it passes t he bacteria into the blood stream.More...

 

Who Discovered Lyme Disease ?

Who Discovered Lyme Disease

Lyme disease was first identified by a person called Dr. Allen Steere in 1975 in the US. There was a severe outbreak of rheumatoid arthritis in juveniles in a place called Lyme in Connecticut. After that the doctor decided to investigate it further, and he also observed that the onset of the illness was in summer.More...