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Lyme disease - chronic persistent

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Deer ticks
Deer ticks
Lyme disease - Borrelia burgdorferi organism
Lyme disease - Borrelia burgdorferi organism
Lyme disease organism, Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease organism, Borrelia burgdorferi
Tertiary Lyme disease
Tertiary Lyme disease
Tick imbedded in the skin
Tick imbedded in the skin
Ticks
Ticks
Alternative Names

Tertiary Lyme disease; Stage 3 Lyme disease; Late persistent Lyme disease; Chronic Lyme disease


Prevention

Early diagnosis and appropriate antibiotic treatment for primary Lyme disease is the most effective way to prevent tertiary Lyme disease.


Review Date: 02/13/2006
Reviewed By: Monica Gandhi, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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