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Lyme Disease Symptoms
Early symptoms of Lyme disease include:
  • Red, circular rash: Images
    • Looks like a bull's eye target
    • Usually fades within ten days
    • May be absent in as many as 30% Lyme-infected patients
  • Joint pains
  • Headache
  • Muscle aches
  • Fever over 100.4 degrees F (38 C)
Additional symptoms of Lyme disease may include:
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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2009  References
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD
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