Lyme disease spreads to humans through infected black-legged tick bites. Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative bacteria. It is characterized by red circular lesions all over the body, fever, muscle pain, headache, fatigue, lymph node swelling, sleeping disorders, poor concentration, and joint pain. Treatment is through oral antibiotics. Some people experience symptoms even after treatment. This is referred to as post Lyme disease syndrome.
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Query: Hello doctor, I am a 21-year-old male. I have been undergoing an extensive course of antibiotics for several months now to treat Lyme disease. As I have been tapering off the antibiotics, I have noticed some unusual reactions. This happened a few months ago when I temporarily ran out of antibiotics ... Read Full »
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