Lyme disease may simply be displayed as a subtle area of pink or red skin rather than the classic bull's-eye rash. Lyme disease can display multiple rings, resembling a bull's-eye, of redness, suggesting an enlarging rash spreading from the bite site of the tick. In Lyme disease, the only sign of infection may be a very faint, quickly disappearing area of pink skin. The tick of Lyme disease is very small. This ruler is in millimeters, showing a tick that is 3 mm in length.
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Lyme disease may simply be displayed as a subtle area of pink or red skin rather than the classic bull's-eye rash.
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Who's At Risk
Lyme disease is transmitted by infected ticks and cannot be "caught" from an infected person or passed from one sibling to another. Children who spend a lot of time in or near wooded areas are at a higher risk for contracting Lyme disease. Lyme disease is reported most often in the Northeastern US from Maine to Maryland, in the Midwest in Minnesota and Wisconsin, and in the West in Oregon and Northern California. It has also been reported in China, Europe, Japan, Australia, and the parts of the former Soviet Union.
Last Modified: 5 Mar 2008

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