Essay On Lyme Disease

Lyme disease is something that can affect every single person. Lyme Disease is an infection caused when an infected deer tick of the “Ixodes genus” breed bites a person and transfers the bacteria named “borrelia” directly into the human. It is the borrelia type bacteria that cause the allergic reaction to humans. Upon contracting the disease it can cause numerous health hazards for humans. The typical symptoms upon contracting the disease include fever, fatigue, and headache. There is also a skin rash that occurs called erythema migrans. However about twenty five percent of the population never get a rash after being bit. The rash is not painful or itchy just an expanding area of redness upon being bit. The rash can typically expand and be …show more content…
In the state of Wisconsin and Minnesota, which are the only two non-northeastern states of the fourteen, both have a high risk of Lyme disease contraction. The rest of the country has a moderate to extremely low risk of contracting Lyme disease. Lyme disease is usually treated fairy early after being infected, and due to antibiotics doesn’t affect the individual’s quality of life too much, however chronic lyme disease can be much more serious to ones quality of life including restless sleep, pain, fatigue, aching in joints and muscles and possibly short term memory loss. The total cost of Lyme disease on a yearly bases is expected to be around 712 million to 1.3 billion dollars each year, and each individual is estimated to spend around 3,000 dollars to treat the disease. The general public can follow simple steps to reduce the risk of Lyme disease. Staying a away from wooded areas where the tick population is greatest, wear protective clothing or use repellent and if there is a tick on your body be able to find it immediately and remove it. The guidelines for Lyme disease prevention are very straightforward and should not be difficult for the public to