RELATED: Doctors are saying tick bites are sending more people to the emergency room, leading to heightened concern around Lyme disease as the weather warms and bug activity picks up. As health reporter Katherine Ward explains, there may be growing demand for a vaccine.
Typically, initial symptoms include a rash in the shape of a bull’s eye, headaches, fever or chills, fatigue and muscle and joint pain. Without treatment, it can impact people’s joints, heart and nervous system and cause long-term health issues.“This case is significant, in part, because it was diagnosed much earlier in the year than we typically see Lyme disease cases,” said associate medical officer of health Dr. Joanne Kearon.
“With warming climates, ticks survive the winter. We’re therefore seeing ticks earlier, tick bites earlier, and unfortunately, Lyme disease earlier than ever.”The county is considered an “established risk area” for the kinds of ticks that cause Lyme disease and ticks are often found in wooded areas and long grasses. People are urged to contact their health care provider as soon as they notice a bite as antibiotic treatment is available and recovery is more likely the earlier treatment begins.
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