Watch for signs/symptoms
Everyone who spends plenty of time outdoors should lookout for Lyme disease symptoms among other diseases caused by insects. If you notice changes in skin texture, bites, and rashes, you may have Lyme disease or an insect-related disease. Watching out for such symptoms is important especially if you work outdoors in areas prone to ticks. Protecting yourself is also important.
In case you see a tick, be on the lookout for Lyme disease symptoms. However, not everyone with Lyme disease gets a rash, so you need to familiarize yourself with other symptoms indicating an infection. For instance, most people get a fever among other flu-like symptoms a week after infection. Fatigue, numbness, and headaches are also common with different levels of severity. Some people also experience nerve complications, joint pain, and confusion although such symptoms are less common. Nevertheless, they are very serious requiring immediate medical attention in most cases. Watching for these signs/symptoms can help reduce the effects of Lyme disease in case you get it.
If you notice a tick bite, it is common to panic. If you get a fever or the signature “bull’s eye” rash, you can become hysterical. But don’t forget that it takes more than a tick bite to get Lyme disease. Furthermore, an early diagnosis guarantees a full recovery. Lyme disease can be treated using antibiotics used for treating many tick-transmitted diseases.
If you get a rash after a tick bite accompanied by other symptoms after a while, i.e., headaches, muscle soreness, vomiting, and fever, seek immediate medical attention. These symptoms tend to appear a week to 30 days after being bitten. The symptoms are an indication of an underlying infection that has become severe and possibly, life-threatening if it is not treated immediately.
