Daily Survival Guide

How to Recognize Lyme Disease
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• A round, "bull's-eye" rash on the skin, which may be very small or up to twelve inches across.


• Rashes or skin bruising that mimic common skin problems, including hives, eczema, sunburn, poison ivy, and flea bites. The rash will look like a bruise on those with dark skin color.


• Flu-like symptoms days or weeks after a bite: aches and pains in muscles and joints, low-grade fever, and fatigue.


• Other systemic symptoms can include: jaw pain and difficulty chewing; frequent or painful urination and/or repeated urinary tract infections; respiratory infection, cough, asthma, and pneumonia; ear pain, hearing loss, ringing, sensitivity to noise; sore throat, swollen glands, cough, hoarseness, difficulty swallowing; headaches, facial paralysis, seizures, meningitis, stiff neck; burning, tingling, or prickling sensations; loss of reflexes, loss of coordination; stomach pain, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, loss of appetite; and irregular heartbeat, palpitations, heart block, enlarged heart, fainting, inflammation of muscle or membrane, shortness of breath, and chest pain.