Signs and symptoms of Lyme Disease

Signs and symptoms of Lyme Disease

Symptoms of Lyme disease change over time and can mimic many other conditions but the first signs usually include flu like symptoms. One of the first symptoms is a painless red rash that occurs in the area where the original bite occurred. It looks like a red circular patch and is called erythema migrans. Other symptoms include headaches, muscle or joint pain, chills and fever, extreme fatigue and swollen lymph glands.

If the initial infection is not dealt with immediately, other complications will set in over a period of time including Bell's palsy, heart palpitations, shooting pains throughout the body, arthritis, and intense headaches or stiffness due to meningitis. Typically speaking the longer this condition is present in the body, the more deep rooted the symptoms will become and the longer the period of time it takes for treatment. Long-term cases of Lyme disease can have symptoms that last years.

New research suggests that there may be up to 20 million people in the United States that are affected by Lyme disease and are being treated for other conditions as Lyme disease imitates over 100 different chronic conditions including Parkinson’s, ALS and Alzheimer’s.
Research from the American Lyme Disease Association suggests that over 90% of patients suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome also have Lyme disease.

More worryingly, the CDC has now admitted what researchers found years ago, that Bb bacteria survive the purification process of donated blood and could be passed through blood transfusions.