5 Signs of Lyme Disease You Really Shouldn’t Ignore | SELF Magazine

CEID faculty Dr. Cassandra Pierre recently spoke to SELF about five common symptoms of Lyme disease, a tick-borne pathogen, to recognize, especially for those who live in areas where black-legged deer ticks or western black-legged ticks are common.

1. You have a bull’s-eye-shaped rash (or something like it)—or you spot a tick latched onto your skin.
2. It might feel like you’re coming down with the flu.
3. You’re having heart issues, strange dizziness or weakness, or you’ve developed another condition.
4. There’s major swelling in one or several joints.
5. You suspect you’ve previously been bitten by a tick and have fatigue.

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