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Borrelia burgdorferi is the pathogen that causes Lyme Disease.

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Image of Borrelia burgdorferi being transmitted.

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Image of Borrelia burgdorferi being transmitted.

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Fever, headache, fatigue and characteristic bullseye rash are all symptoms of Lyme disease.

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All are examples of the Bullseye rash from Lyme disease.

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Prevention is the key to fend off getting Lyme disease. Just getting a tick bite does not guarantee you are going to get Lyme disease. You have plenty of time you have thirty-six to forty eight hours after a tick bites you before they transmit Lyme disease. If you find a tick on you you should remove it immediately with tweezers as close to head of the tick's head as possible. Once removed you should save it if you should have to go to the doctor for Identification purposes. Also, When you let your pet go outside check them for ticks too. They can carry ticks into the house.

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Anybody can get Lyme disease that comes in contact with the vectors( Black-legged deer ticks) in their hunting grounds. The like the woods, tall grass, short grass, trails or anywhere basically they can reach up and catch a hold of their pray.

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Black-Legged Deer Ticks are the culprit.

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Black-Legged Deer Ticks are the culprit.

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The Black-legged Deer Tick( Ixodes scapularis) in southern states and midwest, and, the Western Black-legged Deer Tick( Ixodes pacificus) on the pacific coast are the spreaders of Lyme disease in the United States.

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Black-legged deer tick's way of hitchhiking for a ride.

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Black-legged deer tick's way of hitchhiking for a ride.

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This pose for a Black-legged deer tick is called " Questing". In questing a tick gets to a position on a leaf, blade of grass or anything the want to wait for something to pass by and grab onto for their next meal.

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Treatment for Lyme disease is usually Oral antibiotics, penicillin and NSAIDS.

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These two tests are to confirm Lyme disease in a patient.