Lyme Disease
By: Nolan Frey
History
Symptoms
- Rash
- Joint pains
- Eye infection
- Paralysis
- Headache
- Fatigue
- Abnormal heart problems
- Arthritis
- Impaired mood
- lost sleep and memory
Areas Affected
- Heart
- Joints
- Nervous system
- Skin
- Jaw
- Bladder
- Lungs
- Ears
- Eyes
- Throat
- Stomach
- And other organs
Treatments And Cures
Causes and Transmissions
Prevention
Where You Can Find Lyme Disease
Similar Diseases
Statistics
- Between 15 and 30% of young ticks are infected.
- About 50% of adult ticks are infected.
- Between 1 and 3% of humans become infected in their life time.
- 95% of the World's Lyme disease cases are from the U.S.
- Between 12,000 and 15,000 last year.
- In 2013 Lyme disease was the 5th common nationally notifiable disease.
- There are 850 kinds of ticks but but only about 100 types carry the disease.
My Disease In Iowa
- 2004- 49
- 2005- 89
- 2006- 97
- 2007- 123
- 2008- 85
- 2009- 77
- 2010- 68
- 2011- 72
- 2012- 92
Bibliography
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