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Lyme Disease Pictures
Lyme disease is a bacterial borne infectious disease commonly spread by ticks in the United States and Europe. While it is not the only disease transmitted by ticks, it is the most common in the Northern hemisphere, with over 14,000 cases reported in the U.S. annually, a number which can be more than doubled easily to count for a probable number of cases that aren't reported.
While there are known ways to treat Lyme disease, there are certain cases that never truly go away, leaving active symptoms in the individual for several years after the illness has been treated. Even though Lyme disease has a number of very common symptoms, it is best known for the erythema migrans, a skin rash that closely resembles a bulls eye.
If you have been bit by a tick or have been at a high risk of a tick bite, use these Lyme disease pictures to see if you may have an infection. Seeking medical attention promptly if you think you have an infection is the key to curing the disease before chronic conditions take hold.
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One of the most common signs of Lyme disease is the bullseye-esque rash that develops around the bite area. Along with the rash, the sufferer will also begin to develop fever, headache, fatigue and depression. |
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There are three distinct stages of the disease, classified as stages 1, 2 and 3. In stage 1 of the illness, many patients will develop the erythema chronicum migrans, which is the bullseye rash, and flu like symptoms anywhere from one day to a full month after the bite occurs. |
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Stage 2 with Lyme disease is slightly more serious symptoms, including neurological damage. A few days or weeks after the infection, the rash will begin to spread to various parts of the body. This is the disease working its way through the blood, eventually leading to the internal organs and the brain. Once in the brain, the individual may develop Bell's palsy, which is the loss of control of facial muscles. The person may also develop muscle, joint and tendon pain, dizziness, memory loss, sleep issues, mood affection and heart palpitations. |
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Stage 3 infection, which you can see in these next two Lyme disease pictures, is the most serious stage, which only occurs with no treatment or inadequate treatment of the disease. Chronic Lyme disease now hits in this stage, which includes severe neurological disturbances, fatigue, vertigo and fibromyalgia. |
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Severe chronic arthritis can also be a result of Lyme disease. The infection tends to attack the joints, tendons and cartilage, leaving many with almost disabling arthritis in the legs, arms or hands. |
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This is a chart showing the known carriers of Lyme disease in the United States. While there are several others, ticks tend to be the main cause for most infection. |
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As you can see in the Lyme disease picture, when a tick bites, they attached their entire body to your and stick their whole head into the skin in order to get at your blood. They can be removed using a pair of tweezers on the head, with a gentle pull until it comes out. |
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Lymes Disease is now in Cleveland, TN, and east Tennessee area. I caught this here, and have had continual problems being treated by doctors here due to ignorance. They did not know that after taking antibiotics that the Lymes does return, and they thought that they could only give the antibiotics for only two weeks, and I even had a few doctors try to say that it was not Lymes disease because there is no Lymes in east TN.
I believe that the Lymes was brought in here by way of the animals being transferred into the wild here in east Tennessee from other areas. We have had wild cyotees, wild turkeys, wild geese, wild herons, and other wild animals brought here and unleashed on the area, and these animals came complete with ticks infested with Lymes disease. It was not a smart move to bring in animals to this area to replenish the wild life in that it was done in such as way to bring in deadly disease along with the animals. Very little thought in planning this move brought on my illness.
Carrie Scoggins