Lyme Disease Symptoms and its Various Stages

Lyme Disease Symptoms start appearing when someone is bitten by infected ticks. Although the Lyme Disease Symptoms have distinct stages according to the severeness of the condition but some common symptoms of Lyme disease start showing on, like skin rashes (known as erythema migrans), if a person is bitten by an infected tick. These rashes are normally developed on the site of the ticks bite. The size of such rashes may expand over longer period; the rash looks like a bull’s eye on a dart board. There is sensitive feeling around the rashes and skin area tends to become reddish.

If a person diagnose with Lyme Disease Symptoms do not get treated with antibiotics during the early or initial stage of the Lyme disease, then he/she will likely to experience the symptoms of the later stages which are more severe.

The early stage of Lyme disease can be treated well as the symptoms are moderate. Those symptoms of Lyme disease include flu, headache, fever or chills, muscle pain, fatigue (tiredness), joint pain and neck stiffness. Early stage diagnosis and treatment can help you overcome the disease because if Lyme disease is not treated during this stage with antibiotics and some other remedies, one may experience pain and swelling in the joints and flu-like symptoms. Consider medication for treatment rather than home remedies for Lyme disease.

The mid-stage of Lyme disease symptoms normally develop many weeks or months after being bitten by ticks. Various untreated cases are reported each year with neurological symptoms that include numbness and pain of the limbs, impaired memory, changes in personality, temporary paralysis of one half of the face, photophobia, inflammation of meninges (meningitis), stiff neck, severe headache and difficulty in concentrating etc.Late-stage symptoms of Lyme disease develop after many months or even years. These are the untreated cases – with accompanied symptoms of mid-stage Lyme disease.

During late-stage other severe Lyme disease symptoms start showing up that include: depression, thinning of the skin, chronic joint pain and swelling (arthritis), tiredness and impaired memory.If a person experiences Lyme disease symptoms, he/she should immediately consult the doctor for proper diagnosis and treatment.