Lyme disease Transfer?

reichow · Newbie Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 14

Hi, my relative was recently diagnosed with a lyme disease. He generally feels very bad and is on some antibiotics treatment. I would like to know about lyme disease transfer. Is it contagious, like, could I get lyme from him?

lacey · Silver Member Joined: 29 Nov 2000 Posts: 247

No man. You must be bitten by an infected blacklegged tick to get a lyme disease. Lyme is diagnosed based on its` symptoms – fatigue, fever, malaise, joint and muscle pain, physical findings – the location of the byte and rash. First there is a question of possibility of exsposure to infected ticks – not all ticks are infected. In a few antibiotic weeks your relative should be just fine. To prevent lyme disease make sure that you have removed the ticks promptly. If you got bitten. The ticks can sometimes transmit other tick-borne diseases.

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