{"id":15768,"date":"2026-03-27T12:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T06:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15768"},"modified":"2026-03-27T12:39:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:09:01","slug":"what-is-lyme-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/what-is-lyme-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyme Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Lyme Disease Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. drugmaker Pfizer and France&#8217;s Valneva recently said their experimental Lyme disease vaccine showed more than 70% efficacy in a late-stage trial.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Lyme Disease<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyme disease, also known as<\/span><b> Lyme borreliosis<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is an infectious illness <\/span><b>caused by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a type of <\/span><b>bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>primarily affects <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the <\/span><b>skin, nervous system, heart, and joints.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>named after the town of Lyme,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Connecticut, <\/span><b>United States<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where it was<\/span><b> first identified <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in children in <\/span><b>1976<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is most<\/span><b> commonly reported in North America, Europe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and some <\/span><b>parts of Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lyme Disease <\/b><b>Transmission<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s transmitted (spread) to humans through a<\/span><b> tick bite.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all tick bites cause Lyme disease.<\/span><b> Only deer ticks <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(also called black-legged ticks) can s<\/span><b>pread the bacteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that cause Lyme disease.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These ticks are <\/span><b>often found in grassy, wooded, or bushy areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and they can <\/span><b>attach to the skin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without being noticed.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Once the bacteria enter the bloodstream<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, they can <\/span><b>travel to different parts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the body and cause a wide range of symptoms.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>cannot spread between humans or from pets to humans,<\/b> <b>through air, food,<\/b> <b>or water. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Lice,<\/span><b> mosquitoes, fleas, and flies also do not transmit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lyme Disease <\/b><b>Symptoms<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lyme disease <\/span><b>occurs in stages<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The signs and symptoms of each stage can overlap.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many cases, Lyme disease<\/span><b> begins with a red circular rash<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> around the site of the tick bite, often described as<\/span><b> looking like a bull\u2019s-eye.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other <\/span><b>early signs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> may include<\/span><b> fever, body aches, fatigue, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>swollen lymph nodes.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Untreated Lyme disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can cause <\/span><b>severe arthritis and damage the heart and <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nervous-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">nervous system<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Lyme Disease <\/b><b>Treatment<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most cases are<\/span><b> treatable with antibiotics, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">although recovery can take time, especially for those who are left undiagnosed in the early stages.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Even after treatment, some symptoms may linger.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Sourc<\/b><strong>e: <a href=\"https:\/\/medicaldialogues.in\/news\/industry\/pharma\/pfizer-valneva-lyme-disease-vaccine-shows-over-70-efficacy-in-late-stage-trial-167280\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by tick bites. 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