Lyme Disease

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Lyme Disease

• By Mark Dekhtyar

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How Can You Get It?

• Some ticks that live on animals such as mice and
  deer carry this disease and if bitten you will
  get infected.
• The ticks are called spirochetes.

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What Does It Do?

• Lyme Disease inflames the joints.
• If not treated it could lead to arthritis.
• Usually affects one large joint such as the knee
  or the elbow.

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Treatments

• Antibiotics are given to patients with Lyme
  Disease.
• In most cases the antibiotics should get rid of
  the inflammation but some pain might remain.
• Antibodies will take care of the rest.

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