Courtney McNeese by

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 18:24:27 UTC

Symptoms of Lyme disease can vary. Many times, symptoms appear between 3 and 30 days after tick bite. Symptoms can occur in different stages if left untreated.

Stage 1 symptoms can include:

a "bull's-eye" type rash
fever
headache
extreme tiredness
joint stiffness
muscle aches and pains
swollen lymph nodes

These symptoms can be worse and occur in different parts of the body than the initial symptoms if not treated early on.

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 21:23:54 UTC

Most people that acquire Lyme disease spend time in wooded, grassy, or brushy areas where the ticks live.

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 21:24:26 UTC

B. burgdorferi is a spirochete that causes one of the most common vector-borne diseases in North America.

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 21:24:39 UTC

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 21:36:22 UTC

Borrelia burgdorferi is commonly known as Lyme disease.

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 21:43:33 UTC

Muscle weakness in the face, or facial palsy, can occur if symptoms are left untreated.

clschrock01 — 2025-04-21 22:02:52 UTC

B. burgdorferi is caused by a bite from the species of tick called Ixodes scapularis. This tick is also known as the black-legged tick.

clschrock01 — 2025-04-23 21:36:47 UTC

Some prevention tips are above. Other prevention tips are:

wear long pants tucked into your shoes
if walking on a walkway or pathway, walk in the middle instead of near the sides
wear long sleeves on your arms

clschrock01 — 2025-04-23 21:39:26 UTC

clschrock01 — 2025-04-23 21:41:36 UTC

clschrock01 — 2025-04-23 21:46:51 UTC