{"id":21342,"date":"2022-09-13T13:40:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T11:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/?p=21342"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:42:48","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T11:42:48","slug":"understanding-lyme-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intimina.com\/blog\/understanding-lyme-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding Lyme Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lyme disease is probably one of the most misunderstood and misdiagnosed conditions out there. If you live somewhere where ticks are prevalent or spend a good amount of time in nature, you probably have Lyme disease on your mind from time to time. Yet many people don\u2019t understand exactly what it is, how it works, and how to protect yourself from it. We\u2019re going to break it down for you so that you can better protect yourself and your family, especially during tick season.<\/p>\n

What is Lyme Disease<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria known as Borrelia burgdorferi<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>which is caused by you guessed it \u2013 ticks. Not all ticks carry this bacteria. It is most commonly found in the deer tick, wood tick, hedgehog tick, and black-legged ticks. Although other kinds of ticks can carry different bacterias that cause other tick-borne illnesses. Ticks that carry Lyme disease<\/a> can be found across the northern hemisphere including Europe, parts of Asia, the United States, and Canada.<\/p>\n

Symptoms of Lyme Disease<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>After the initial infection, one tell-tale sign of Lyme disease is a rash called erythema migrans. This occurs in about 70-80%<\/a> of people infected. This is usually thought to be a bull\u2019s eye shape rash and often is, but this isn\u2019t the case for everyone. It may appear anywhere on the body, not just at the site of the bite. It typically expands gradually over several days, reaching up to 30 cm across, and sometimes more.<\/p>\n

Other symptoms of Lyme disease include:<\/p>\n