Lyme Disease
Lyme Disease is a serious illness that can go undiagnosed if the affected person is not alert to its causes and symptoms, or if the infection is diagnosed but not sufficiently treated. Undiagnosed and untreated Lyme Disease can cause harm throughout one's body, even years after infection.
Not all tick bites will result in the characteristic skin blotch ("bull's eye rash") shown at right. If you find a tick, especially an engorged tick (shown above, greatly enlarged), attached to you, remove and save the tick; seek medical attention.