![]() Other signs that can appear almost right away include swollen lymph nodes and cold- or flu-type symptoms. The rash is not necessarily indicative of Lyme, but if one does present itself, it's a good idea to get a blood test to rule out the disease. ![]() Tick bites often result in a noticeable bull's-eye rash, but not always. Lyme disease also occurs in Europe and Asia. In these areas, hiking, gardening, and walking a dog through tall grass are considered particularly risky activities. (The pathogen that causes syphilis is another.) In the USA, the hot spots are the Northeast (from Maine to Virginia), the West coast, and Wisconsin and Minnesota. burgdorferi is one of just a few spirochetes, or 'spiral-shaped' bacteria, to be identified to date. ![]() Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection, specifically a bite from a tick bearing the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium. Porochista Khakpour's Sick is a memoir of living with chronic Lyme disease. ![]()
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