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| caused by a bacterium called a "spirochete," which may be transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks. |
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| Certain ticks, found on deer, harbor the bacterium in their____________. |
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| Is Lyme disease contagious from an infected person to someone else? |
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| The unusual grouping of illness that appeared "rheumatoid" eventually led researchers to the identification of the bacterial cause of the children's condition, what was then called ____________ in 1982? |
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Symptoms of Lyme disease:
There are 3 phases. What is phase 1? |
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| There are 3 phases of Lyme disease. What is phase 2? |
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| Heart and nervous-system involvement, including palsies and meningitis. |
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| There are 3 phases of Lyme disease. What is phase 3? |
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| motor and sensory-nerve damage and brain inflammation and arthritis. |
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Phase 1: Early localized disease
Within days to weeks of the tick bite, the local ______ around the bite develops an expanding ring of flat ______. |
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| During phase 1 there may be an outer ring of brighter redness and a central area of clearing, leading to a ________ or __________ appearance. |
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| During phase 2 the redness ________, without treatment, in about a _______. |
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During phase 2 of lyme disease:
_______ to ________ after the initial redness of the skin, the bacterium and its effects can spread throughout the body. This causes disease in the _______ , ________, and ________ _______. |
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Weeks , months
joints, heart , nervous system |
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| _______ is an inflammation in the joints, begins with swelling, stiffness, and pain. |
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| Most Lyme disease is curable with ______. |
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