Lyme disease
| Lyme disease | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Lyme borreliosis |
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| An adult deer tick (chaw cases of Lyme be caused by nymphal rada dan adult ticks) | |
| Specialty | Infectious disease |
| Symptoms | Expanding area of redness for de site of a tick bite, fever, headache, tiredness |
| Usual onset | A week after a bite |
| Causes | Borrelia spread by ticks |
| Diagnostic method | Based for symptoms top, tick exposure, blood tests |
| Prevention | Prevention of tick bites (clothing de limbs, DEET), doxycycline |
| Medication | Doxycycline, amoxicillin, azithromycin, ceftriaxone, cefuroxime |
| Frequency | 365,000 per year |
Lyme disease, dem sanso know am as Lyme borreliosis, be a tick-borne disease wey be caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks insyd de genus Ixodes.[1][2][3] E be de most common disease wey be spread by ticks insyd de Northern Hemisphere.[4][5] Infections be most common insyd de spring den early summer.[1]
Prevention dey include efforts to prevent tick bites by wearing clothing make e cover de arms den legs den dey use DEET anaa picaridin-based insect repellents.[1][2]
De most common sign of infection be an expanding red rash, dem know as erythema migrans (EM), wich dey appear for de site of de tick bite about a week afterwards.[6] De rash be typically neither itchy nor painful.[6] Approximately 70–80% of infected people dey develop a rash.[6] Oda early symptoms fi include fever, headaches den tiredness.[6] If untreated, symptoms fi include loss of de ability to move one anaa both sides of de face, joint pains, severe headaches plus neck stiffness anaa heart palpitations.[6] Months to years later, repeated episodes of joint pain den swelling fi occur.[6] Occasionally, shooting pains anaa tingling insyd de arms den legs fi develop.[6]
Diagnosis dey base on a combination of symptoms, history of tick exposure den possibly testing for specific antibodies insyd de blood.[7][8] If an infection develop, a number of antibiotics be effective, wey dey include doxycycline, amoxicillin den cefuroxime.[1] Standard treatment usually dey last for two anaa three weeks.[1] Na dem say people plus persistent symptoms after appropriate treatments get Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome (PTLDS).[9]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Shapiro ED (May 2014). "Clinical practice. Lyme disease" (PDF). The New England Journal of Medicine. 370 (18): 1724–1731. doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1314325. PMC 4487875. PMID 24785207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wenner M (11 June 2021). "Let's Do a Tick Check - These pervasive bloodsuckers can give you more than just Lyme disease. Here's how to protect yourself. (Interactive)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ Wolcott KA, Margos G, Fingerle V, Becker NS (September 2021). "Host association of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: A review". Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases. 12 (5): 101766. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101766. PMID 34161868.
- ↑ Regional Disease Vector Ecology Profile: Central Europe. DIANE Publishing. April 2001. p. 136. ISBN 978-1-4289-1143-7. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017.
- ↑ Marques AR, Strle F, Wormser GP (August 2021). "Comparison of Lyme Disease in the United States and Europe". Emerging Infectious Diseases. 27 (8): 2017–2024. doi:10.3201/eid2708.204763. PMC 8314816. PMID 34286689.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 "Signs and Symptoms of Lyme Disease". cdc.gov. 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Lyme Disease Diagnosis and Testing". cdc.gov. 10 January 2013. Archived from the original on 2 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ "Two-step Laboratory Testing Process". cdc.gov. 15 November 2011. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ↑ CDC (2024-06-11). "Chronic Symptoms and Lyme Disease". Lyme Disease (in American English). Retrieved 2024-07-27.
Read further
[edit | edit source]- Ostfeld R (2012). Lyme Disease: The Ecology of a Complex System. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-992847-7.
- Barbour AG (2015). Lyme disease: why it's spreading, how it makes you sick, and what to do about it. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-1-4214-1721-9.
- Halperin JJ, ed. (2018). Lyme disease: an evidence-based approach (2nd ed.). Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK: CABI. ISBN 978-1-78639-207-7.
- Radolf JD, Samuels DS, eds. (2021). Lyme disease and relapsing fever spirochetes: genomics, molecular biology, host interactions and disease pathogenesis. Poole, UK: Caister. ISBN 978-1-913652-61-6.
- Oaklander M (June 17, 2021). "We Used to Have a Lyme Disease Vaccine. Are We Ready to Bring One Back?". Time.
External links
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- CDC - Lyme Disease
- Association for Public Health Laboratories guide – Suggested Reporting Language, Interpretation and Guidance Regarding Lyme Disease Serologic Test Results
- NIH – Lyme Disease
- NICE Guidelines – Lyme Disease
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