The duration of antibiotic therapy for early Lyme disease has been increasing in clinical practice. In this double-blind trial, researchers randomized 180 patients (minimum age, 16) with annular ...

“Keep a close eye on symptoms in the first few weeks after the tick bite.” Early symptoms of Lyme disease usually happen ...

Wearing protective clothing, using repellents, and doing thorough tick checks are key to preventing tick bites and Lyme disease. Early Lyme symptoms resemble the flu. To prevent complications, prompt ...

A total of 235 patients with symptoms greater than 12 weeks were seen for evaluation (Figure 1). Of these, 35 (15%) had alternative, non-Lyme diagnoses which explained their presenting signs and ...

Lyme disease is the most common disease spread by blood-feeding insects, with about 30,000 cases reported to the CDC annually. Lyme disease spreads through a bite from an infected blacklegged tick ...

Tarsus Pharmaceuticals has developed what could become the first medication specifically designed to prevent Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in humans, marking a potential turning ...

Lyme disease was first discovered in Lyme, Conn, in 1975. Its symptoms can vary depending on the stage and severity of the disease but can include a rash, fever, chills, fatigue, muscle or joint ...

Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) spreads through tick bites, similar to Lyme disease, and has the potential to cause serious ...