The Everything Guide to Lyme Disease

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What is Lyme disease? -- History of Lyme disease -- I found a tick. Now what? -- The most common signs and symptoms -- Less common symptoms of Lyme -- Your visit with the doctor -- Diagnosing Lyme disease -- Initial treatment -- Treating Lyme arthritis -- Misdiagnosis of Lyme disease -- Should you see a specialist? -- How special populations cope with Lyme disease -- Complementary and alternative treatments -- Complications of Lyme disease -- Co-infection with Lyme disease -- Reinfection and relapsing -- Ongoing Lyme disease -- Preventing Lyme disease -- Research for the future.;A comprehensive all-in-one guide to Lyme disease, including psychological as well as physical symptoms, along with traditional and alternative treatments.Lyme disease is one of the most rapidly emerging infectious diseases in North America and Europe, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected tick. Symptoms include the classic "bull's eye" rash, fever, and headache, and current research indicates that 300,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually, ten times higher than previously reported. This indicates a tremendous health problem, heightened by the fact that Lyme disease can manifest not only in physical symptoms, but psychiatric illness such as cognitive dysfunction, memory deficit, and rage issues.