Facts About Lyme Disease

Facts about LYME DISEASE Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, headache, fatigue and a characteristic skin rash. If Lyme disease is left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart and the nervous system. Most cases of Lyme disease can be treated successfully with a few weeks of antibiotics, but hyperbaric oxygen therapy can also be used. RX The number of reported cases of Lyme disease, as well as the number of geographic areas in which it is found, been increasing. BROUGHT TO YOU BY: H3T