What are the chances of developing Lyme disease from an infective deer tick bite?

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Lyme disease is a common vector-borne disease caused by bacteria, Borrelia, and transmitted by blackleg ticks. It can cause fever, rash, joint pain, and headache. The rash is typical bull's eye rash and can spread. If left untreated, it can spread to various organ systems like the brain, central nervous system, heart and cardiovascular system, and joints and cause rheumatological illnesses as complications. If already diagnosed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and other methods, it is best to get treated with antibiotics like Doxycycline, Amoxycillin, or Cefuroxime for about two weeks. Patients treated early with antibiotics are at a lesser systemic complication risk. However, the disease is refractory to treatment if various systemic complications develop.

It is recommended that even if you are asymptomatic, it is ideal to consult a local physician and get treated.

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Please share your diagnostic report of Lyme Disease and clinical prescription records. It is best to start early antibiotics to prevent later unwanted serious complications. The prescription for such antibiotics must happen from a registered medical practitioner, preferably an infectious disease or internal medicine physician.

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The symptoms may appear a few days to a few months after getting the infection. However, treatment guidelines and multiple studies favor early antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent any chances for symptoms from appearing. As stated earlier, the best way to benefit you and prevent adverse outcomes is to follow up locally with a local infectious disease physician and get tested for not just the bacterial presence but associated clinical findings on laboratory or symptomatology and get treated if you have clinical evidence.

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