Lyme Disease (cont.)
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- Lyme Disease Overview
- Lyme Disease Causes
- Lyme Disease Symptoms
- When to Seek Medical Care
- Questions to Ask the Doctor
- Exams and Tests
- Lyme Disease Treatment
- Self-Care at Home
- Medications
- Next Steps
- Follow-up
- Prevention
- Outlook
- Multimedia
- Synonyms and Keywords
- Author and Editor
- Viewer Comments: Lyme Disease - How Was Diagnosis Established
Lyme Disease Treatment
Self-Care at Home
Health departments in areas with high rates of infection have undertaken campaigns to raise public awareness of Lyme disease.
- It is known that certain outdoor areas are highly infested with deer ticks and should be avoided if
possible -- these include woods and brush areas. - Generally, the tick counts on suburban lawns are much lower.
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Lyme Disease - How Was Diagnosis Established
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How was the diagnosis of your lyme disease established?
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Lyme disease is due to infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and the body's immune response to the infection.
