Lyme disease symptoms

Primary symptoms

Round skin rash (1–12 inches across) with a whitish centre, surrounding the tick bite
Joint pain
Joint swelling
Stiff neck
Unexplainable fatigue
Flu-like symptoms
Fever
Frequent sore throat.

Also, look for

Heart irregularities
Nausea or vomiting
Muscle twitching
Bell’s palsy
Vision problems
Sensitivity to light and sound
Dizziness
Seizures.

Neuropsychiatric problems

Manic–depression
Short-term memory loss
Poor concentration
Slow mental processing
Brain fog
Sleep disturbances
Hallucinations.

LD can mimic

Multiple sclerosis
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
Fibromyalgia
Guillain–Barré syndrome
Cranial nerve disturbances
Heart abnormalities
Arthritis
Gulf War syndrome
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
CFIDS (chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome).

Untreated LD

Stage 1 (up to one month): tick-bite rash, headache, fever, chills, fatigue, and joint pain and swelling
Stage 2 (up to several months): neurological problems, heart problems, and pain in the joints, tendons, muscles or bones
Stage 3 (up to two years): arthritis, with pain and swelling particularly in the knee.

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