ABOUT
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by bites from Ixodes scapularis (also known as "deer" ticks or "black-legged" ticks). It is the most common tickborne disease in the United States and West Virginia. Symptoms generally begin 3 to 30 days after the tick bite and include fever, headache, chills, and rash (erythema migrans). If an infected person is not treated early with antibiotics, Lyme disease can progress over weeks to years to cause recurrent arthritis, pain and swelling at joints, facial palsy, and neurological complications.
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Report within ONE WEEK to the local health department of diagnosis.
