Work-Related Diseases
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Lyme disease
Occupational Disease Lyme disease
Lyme disease Category Infection, Occupational
Lyme disease Severity
Acute-Moderate
Lyme disease Synonyms
Lyme borreliosis; Tickborne meningopolyneuritis; Borrelia burgdorferi infection
Information on Lyme disease Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prognosis, Screening and Imaging
A red macule or papule (erythema migrans) is the initial finding in 90% of patients. In the classic presentation, the macule or papule expands concentrically with central clearing, reaching a diameter of at least 5 cm. A tickborne disease, Lyme disease does not develop in experimental animals unless the tick has been attached for 24 hours or longer. The rash appears 3 to 32 days after the tick bite. Weeks to months after onset of the rash, some patients develop aseptic meningitis and cardiac abnormalities. Months to years after onset, some patients develop recurrent swelling in large joints, and some develop chronic symptoms of the central and peripheral nervous systems. [Chin, p. 302-6] A vaccine became available in 1999; it was withdrawn by the only manufacturer in 2002. [American Medical News, April 22/29, 2002, p. 34-5]
Lyme disease Latency
3-32 days
Lyme disease References
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm