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Treatment for Lyme Disease
Treatment for Lyme Disease
Specific treatment for Lyme disease will be determined by your physician based on:
- Your age, overall health, and medical history
- Extent of the symptoms
- Your tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies
- Expectations for the course of the condition
- Your opinion or preference
Lyme disease is usually treated with antibiotics for a period of four to six weeks.
Treatment will also be considered based on these and other factors:
- If you are bitten by a tick that tests positive for spirochetes
- If you are bitten by a tick and have any of the symptoms
- If you are bitten by a tick and are pregnant
- If you are bitten by a tick and live in an endemic, high-risk area
Relapse and incomplete treatment responses occur. Complications of untreated early-stage disease include: joint disease, neurologic disease, carditis, and hospitalization, some with chronic debilitating conditions.
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