What is Lyme Disease?
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium
called a "spirochete." In the United States, the actual name
of the bacterium is Borrelia burgdorferi. Certain ticks found
on deer harbor the bacterium in their stomachs. Lyme
disease is spread by these ticks when they bite the skin,
which permits the bacterium to infect the body. Lyme
disease is not contagious from an affected person to
someone else. Lyme disease can cause abnormalities in the
skin, joints, heart, and nervous system.
Lyme disease is a bacterial illness caused by a bacterium
called a "spirochete." In the United States, the actual name
of the bacterium is Borrelia burgdorferi. Certain ticks found
on deer harbor the bacterium in their stomachs. Lyme
disease is spread by these ticks when they bite the skin,
which permits the bacterium to infect the body. Lyme
disease is not contagious from an affected person to
someone else. Lyme disease can cause abnormalities in the
skin, joints, heart, and nervous system.
Tick crawling on human skin.
The Tick-
In the United States, two closely related tick species
- Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus - have
been identified as harboring and transmitting the
disease - causing Borrelia bacterium to people and
animals. I. scapularis, the black-legged tick, is
found in the eastern U.S., and I. pacificus, the
western black-legged tick, is on the West Coast.
Ixodes species are smaller than the common
American "dog tick," which does not transmit the
Lyme Disease-causing spirochetes.
In the United States, two closely related tick species
- Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus - have
been identified as harboring and transmitting the
disease - causing Borrelia bacterium to people and
animals. I. scapularis, the black-legged tick, is
found in the eastern U.S., and I. pacificus, the
western black-legged tick, is on the West Coast.
Ixodes species are smaller than the common
American "dog tick," which does not transmit the
Lyme Disease-causing spirochetes.
Here are four forms of the Ixodes tick,
larva, nymph. Pictured above is both
adult male and female.
larva, nymph. Pictured above is both
adult male and female.
Now let us define Lyme Disease...
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As serious as Lyme Disease is, WhiteTail Solutions is equally as serious and committed to
supporting all efforts for awareness and education thus reducing the amount of all Tick Borne
diseases through the necessary efforts of deer over-population control.
Let us first look at what is a tick...
supporting all efforts for awareness and education thus reducing the amount of all Tick Borne
diseases through the necessary efforts of deer over-population control.
Let us first look at what is a tick...
An infected tick can transmit the spirochete to the humans and animals it bites. Untreated, the
bacterium travels through the bloodstream, establishes itself in various body tissues, and can
cause a number of symptoms, some of which are severe.
Symptoms of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease affects different areas of the body in varying degrees as it progresses. The site
where the tick bites the body is where the bacteria enter through the skin. Initially, the disease
affects the skin, causing an expanding reddish rash often associated with "flu-like" symptoms.
Later, it can produce abnormalities in the joints, heart, and nervous system.
3 Phases of Lyme Disease
bacterium travels through the bloodstream, establishes itself in various body tissues, and can
cause a number of symptoms, some of which are severe.
Symptoms of Lyme Disease
Lyme disease affects different areas of the body in varying degrees as it progresses. The site
where the tick bites the body is where the bacteria enter through the skin. Initially, the disease
affects the skin, causing an expanding reddish rash often associated with "flu-like" symptoms.
Later, it can produce abnormalities in the joints, heart, and nervous system.
3 Phases of Lyme Disease
Early (Localized):
Some people with Lyme
disease have a rash
(called an erythema
migrans) at the site of the
tick bite. The rash is
usually circular and it
gets larger over time.
Read more...
Some people with Lyme
disease have a rash
(called an erythema
migrans) at the site of the
tick bite. The rash is
usually circular and it
gets larger over time.
Read more...
Early (Disseminated):
If Lyme disease is not detected
and treated while early symptoms
are present, or if you do not have
early symptoms that trigger the
need for treatment, the infection
may affect the skin, joints,
nervous system, and heart within
weeks to months after the initial
infection. Read more...
If Lyme disease is not detected
and treated while early symptoms
are present, or if you do not have
early symptoms that trigger the
need for treatment, the infection
may affect the skin, joints,
nervous system, and heart within
weeks to months after the initial
infection. Read more...
Late:
If Lyme disease is not
promptly or effectively
treated, damage to the
joints, nerves, and
brain may develop
months or years after
you become infected
(late Lyme disease).
Read more...
If Lyme disease is not
promptly or effectively
treated, damage to the
joints, nerves, and
brain may develop
months or years after
you become infected
(late Lyme disease).
Read more...
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