Lyme disease History
First Discovery Imagine coming inside after working all day in the garden to find a red streak across your chin and neck. In 1963, this happened to Polly Murray. Her doctor said it was an expanding bacterial skin …show more content…
Some of the most common ones are high fever, chills, headaches, and fatigue. Muscle and joint aches and swollen joints could also occur. You also could get the bullseye rash, although only 70-80% of people get it. A bullseye rash can occur anywhere on the body, not necessarily where the tick bite happened. It will continually expand, reaching up to 12 inches in diameter. It could feel warm to the tough and it is not usually itchy or pain causing. The rash will clear as it gets bigger given it a more distinct look. You may get a rash that doesn’t look like a bullseye at all. It could be oval shape, have multiple spots, or in a circle outline shape. Late …show more content…
Normally they will be more severe. Bann worth syndrome, nerve pain in the spine, may occur. More rashes, neck stiffness, uneven pain in muscles and joints, and short term memory are more symptoms. Also if a small bump where the tick bite is, is common, but is not a symptom of Lyme disease. Shooting pain, numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet and nerve pain are other symptoms. Lyme arthritis could happen as well. It mostly will happen in knees, ankles, elbows, wrists, hips, or shoulders. It will have mild pain and swelling. Joint erosion could take place. You could have problems with your heart racing, pounding and/or skipping a beat. Dizziness, being out of breath, and loss of contraction of muscles are other indications of Lyme disease. Chronic encephalomyelitis is a sign of Lyme disease. It includes brain fog, migraines, not being able to balance, leg weakness, bladder problems, vertigo, and back pain. Other indicators are panic attacks, being delusional, and being detached from reality. Another hint of Lyme disease in ACA, a skin disorder. Acrodermatitis Chronica Atrophicans could make you have discolored skin on your hands and feet and have thin, wrinkly, dried up, hairless,