Answer 9:

Lyme:

Early (stage 1; localized): Erythema migrans lesion, regional lymphadenopathy, minor constitutional symptoms.

Early (stage 2; disemminated): Secondary annular lesions, malar rash, urticaria, migratory arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, meningitis, cranial neuritis, Bell's palsy, mononeuritis multiplex, regional or generalized lymphadenopathy, A-V nodal block, pancarditis, conjuctivitis, mild or recurrent hepatitis, nonexudative sore throat, ARDS, microscopic hematuria or proteinuria, severe malaise and fatigue.

Late (stage 3; persistant): Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans, prolonged arthritis attacks, chronic arthritis, peripheral enthesopathy, periostitis or joint subluxations below lesions of acrodermatitis, chronic encephalomyelitis, spastic parapareses, ataxic gait, subtle mental disorders, keratitis, fatigue.

Babesiosis:

Symptoms typically begin approximately one week after a tick bite. Symptoms are malaria-like beginning with a gradual onset of malaise, anorexia, and fatigue, followed several days later by fever, drenching sweats, myalgia, and headache. Less than 10 percent of cases are fatal; usual victims being elderly or asplenic. Approximately 20 percent of patients with babesiosis have clinical and serological evidence of concurrent Lyme disease.

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