Symptoms and prevention of Lyme disease

Bella Hadid receiving treatment for Lyme.

Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi. B. burgdorferi is transmitted to humans by a bite. The bacterium must be present on the skin for at least 36 hours to transmit the infection. Many people with Lyme disease do not remember the bite.

The disease was first reported in Old Lyme, Connecticut, in 1975 and is the most common disease caused by ticks in Europe and the United States. which attaches to the skin of cattle, dogs, etc., sucks blood and causes infectious diseases; ticks).

People who live or spend time in wooded areas known to transmit the disease are more likely to get the disease. People with pets visiting wooded areas also have a higher risk of getting Lyme disease.

Symptoms of Lyme disease

People with Lyme disease may react differently to it and the symptoms may vary in severity. Although Lyme disease is usually divided into three stages - localized early, spread early and spread late - the symptoms can overlap.

Some people may also have a later stage of the disease without having symptoms of the early disease.

These are some of the most common symptoms:
- a circular rash on the skin
- fatigue
- pain and swelling
- muscle
aches
- headaches - fever
- swollen lymph nodes
- sleep disturbances
- difficulty concentrating

Simptomat e sëmundjes te fëmijët:
- lodhje
- dhimbje kyçes dhe muskujsh
- simptoma të tjera të ngjashme me gripin

Këto simptoma mund të shfaqen shpejt pas infeksionit, muaj ose vite më vonë.

Parandalimi

Parandalimi i sëmundjes Lyme kryesisht përfshin zvogëlimin e rrezikut tuaj për të përjetuar një pickim të këpushave.
- Vishni pantallona të gjata dhe këmisha me mëngë të gjata kur jeni jashtë.
- Përdorni ilaç kundër insekteve.
- Jini vigjilent. Kontrolloni fëmijët, kafshët shtëpiake dhe veten tuaj.

Të famshmit që kanë folur për përballjen me Lyme: Bella Hadid, Justin Bieber, Yolanda Hadid, Ben Stiller dhe Avril Lavigne.