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Chronic Lyme Disease Symptom Severity. In LDo’s chronic Lyme disease survey, over 75% of patients reported at least one symptom as severe or very severe and 63% reported two or more such symptoms. (Johnson 2014) Find out more about LDo peer-reviewed published surveys. The chart below shows the severity of ten common chronic Lyme symptoms.
Chronic Lyme disease occurs when a person who’s treated with antibiotic therapy for the disease continues to experience symptoms. The condition is also referred to as post Lyme...
What is "chronic Lyme disease?" Lyme disease is an infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. In the majority of cases, it is successfully treated with oral antibiotics. In some patients, symptoms, such as fatigue, pain and joint and muscle aches, persist even after treatment, a condition termed “Post Treatment Lyme Disease ...
Chronic Symptoms and Lyme Disease Key points Following antibiotic treatment, some people with Lyme disease have prolonged symptoms of fatigue, body aches, or difficulty thinking as a result of their infection.
Some people with Lyme disease report symptoms that continue after treatment. These longer-lasting symptoms may include: Arthritis that begins with Lyme disease and doesn't improve. Body aches and pains. Constant or frequent tiredness. Memory complaints. These conditions are not clearly understood.
What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? Signs and symptoms of early Lyme disease typically include: A reddish ras h or skin lesion known as erythema migraines (EM). The rash starts as a small red spot at the site of the tick bite anywhere from one week after to four weeks after the bite.
There are three stages of Lyme disease. Early localized, or Stage 1, Lyme disease occurs soon after being infected, when the Lyme disease bacteria are still close to the site of the tick bite. Common symptoms of early localized Lyme disease include a rash or mild, flulike symptoms.
After getting treated for Lyme disease, some people get post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS), sometimes called chronic Lyme disease. Learn more.
People have reported symptoms that affect the eyes, liver, kidneys, bladder, lungs, heart, blood vessels, reproductive organs, and the neurologic and lymphatic systems. The most common symptoms are: • fatigue. • muscle aches. • joint pain and stiffness. • headaches. • problems with thinking, concentration, and memory, often described as “brain fog”
Chronic Lyme disease occurs when a person who has already received treatment for Lyme disease continues to have symptoms in the long term. Learn more about this condition here.