A small group of doctors—and a large number of patients—say Lyme disease can sometimes manifest ... spot in the middle and a larger surrounding ring. There may be other early symptoms ...

Once infected, the tick can transmit the disease to its next host. Deer ticks are extremely small, with tick nymphs being about ... it has a white center surrounded by a red ring. Most typically, the ...

Lyme disease can be diagnosed by the rash alone, new advice for the NHS says. People with the "bull's eye" circular rash do not need a blood test and should be treated immediately to avoid ...

The risk of contracting Lyme disease is potentially higher for people who work in the countryside because it is spread by infected ticks that can lurk in ...

“They’re told they don’t have Lyme disease despite having the rash that is purely diagnostic of Lyme.” Only a very small ...

Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe ... a process in which small molecules are bound to the bacteria's own DNA, plays an important role in protecting ...

The ticks may travel on deer, but they pick up disease by feeding on mice and other small mammals; if those hosts are carrying Lyme disease or babesiosis or other infectious agents, the parasite ...