The Bacteria that causes Lyme disease is called Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted by the bite of ticks. Not all types of ticks carries the bacteria that causes the disease, In the Eastern United States the deer tick is mainly responsible, but in the Western United States the black-legged tick is the dominate carrier. Once infected with the disease it affects the skin, heart, nerves and joints.
             The diagnosis of Lyme disease is based on the symptoms, the infected person's history and their blood test results. There are three stages of Lyme disease in which doctors diagnose upon the infected. The first stage is called the early Lyme stage; in this stage the person will experience fatigue, Chills and fever, headaches, muscle and joint pain, swollen lymph nodes and Erythema migraines. These symptoms usually occur within days or weeks of the infection. The second stage of Lyme disease is called the early-disseminated Lyme stage. The symptoms for this stage occur weeks to months after the infection, some of these symptoms include, numbness and pain in the arms and legs, paralysis of facial muscles, Meningitis, stiff neck, severe headaches and an abnormal heart rate. The third and final stage of the disease is called the late or chronic stage, symptoms of this stage could occur within weeks, months or even years after the infection. Some of the symptoms are chronic late arthritis, nervous system problems, loss of memory, chronic pain in muscles and trouble
             sleeping. However these symptoms only have effect on those never received treatment or if the treatment did not kill the bacteria.
             Erythema Chronicum Migrans, also known as ECM, is the physical sign of the disease. It resembles a red bull's eye around the tick bite and it enlarges itself as it moves around the infected area, but does not appear until about 2 or 3 weeks after bitten and it takes about the same amount of time to heal if left untreated. Someti...