Lyme Disease: What the Wilderness Provider Needs to Know

Lyme disease is a multisystem tickborne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is the most common vectorborne disease in the United States. Prognosis after initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy is typically good if treated early. Wilderness providers caring for patients who...

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Published in:Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2015-12, Vol.26 (4), p.555-564
Main Authors: Forrester, Joseph D., MD, MSc, Vakkalanka, J. Priyanka, ScM, Holstege, Christopher P., MD, Mead, Paul S., MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Borrelia burgdorferi
Borrelia burgdorferi - pathogenicity
Emergency
Female
Humans
Ixodes
Ixodes scapularis
Lyme carditis
Lyme disease
Lyme Disease - diagnosis
Lyme Disease - epidemiology
Lyme Disease - prevention & control
Lyme Disease - transmission
Male
tick
tickborne disease
United States - epidemiology
Wilderness
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Summary:Lyme disease is a multisystem tickborne illness caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is the most common vectorborne disease in the United States. Prognosis after initiation of appropriate antibiotic therapy is typically good if treated early. Wilderness providers caring for patients who live in or travel to high-incidence Lyme disease areas should be aware of the basic biology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and treatment of Lyme disease.
ISSN:1080-6032
1545-1534
DOI:10.1016/j.wem.2015.05.001