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Treatments For Lyme Disease

Treatments For Lyme Disease

The most common vector borne illness in the United States is Lyme disease, with the majority of cases concentrated in 13 states including New York according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC).


Bell’s Palsy Occurrence As a Symptom of Lyme Disease

Bell’s Palsy Occurrence As a Symptom of Lyme Disease

FirstCare Medical Center treats several Lyme disease sufferers daily. Lyme disease is a tick borne illness prevalent in the northeast and present, to at least some extent, in most or all states. Symptom presentation (type, timing, and severity) varies widely among patients, which is one of many complicating factors in diagnosis.


What is lyme disease?

What is lyme disease?

Lyme disease is an ailment that is spread by deer ticks which feed on the blood of both humans and animals and thus spread the bacteria that causes the disease, according to the Mayo Clinic. It tends to strike at people who live and work in grassy or heavily wooded area where the deer ticks thrive.