Lyme Disease Symptoms

Lyme disease can infect various parts of ones body. Lyme disease can produce different Lyme disease symptoms at different times. Many symptoms of Lyme disease can appear with other disease as well as Lyme disease. Someone who is infected with Lyme disease may not have all the signs of Lyme Disease. If you are worried that you or someone you may know has Lyme disease is it very important that you check with your health care provider as soon as possible so that they can make a Lyme disease diagnosis.

Erythema migrans (EM), a circular rash, is the first sign that one may have a Lyme disease infection. The rash generally occurs in around seventy-five percent of people infected with Lyme Disease. The Erythema migrans rash will begin at the place where the tick has bitten and is usually delayed a period of three to thirty days. The EM rash is very distinctive because it will increase in size up to a diameter of twelve inches across. As the rash enlarges it may appear similar to a "bull's-eye". The rash is not usually painful. It is possible to have additional EM rashes or EM lesions in other parts of the body. Some other signs of symptoms can include: joint aches, muscle aches, fatigue, chills, fever, headaches, and swollen lymph nodes.

If the Lyme disease infection goes untreated the infection can spread to other parts of the body within a few days. This can cause various symptoms some hard to notice. They include: facial palsy or "Bell's palsy (the loss of muscle tone on the face), meningitis, shooting pains, changes to heartbeat, dizziness, joint paint. These symptoms will often resolve even if gone untreated.

If Lyme disease continues to go untreated after a few months around sixty percent of those infected will begin to have cases of arthritis with severe swelling and joint pain. Normally the larger joints are most often affected like the knees. Up to five percent of patients that are untreated can develop chronic neurological complaints for months to years after the original infection. These chronic neurological complaints may include: shooting pains, tingling numbness in the hands and feet, memory loss, and troubles concentrating.

Lyme disease can usually be cured with antibiotics especially if treatment is begun soon after infection. A small amount of people infected with Lyme disease will have symptoms that will last months or even years after treatment with antibiotics. The causes of these symptoms are not known but they can include: cognitive defects, trouble sleeping, fatigue, muscle pain, joint pain, and arthritis.

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