MCQ IN MEDICINE

Detailed explanation-1: -It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system.

Detailed explanation-2: -A bullseye-shaped rash on the skin is a common symptom of Lyme disease. However, a number of other conditions-including ringworm, fixed drug reactions, allergic reactions to insect bites, and hives-can cause a similar rash.

Detailed explanation-3: -Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. It’s also known as Lyme borreliosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Lyme disease bacteria causing human infection in the United States, Borrelia burgdorferi and, rarely, B. mayonii, are spread to people through the bites of infected ticks.

Detailed explanation-5: -Dogs, horses and sometimes cattle can get Lyme disease. White-tailed deer, mice, chipmunks, gray squirrels, opossums and raccoons can also be infected. How can my animal get Lyme disease? Lyme disease is spread through the bite of an infected tick (vector).