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- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (21 Jan 2015)
Michelle Mulherin: 39. To ask the Minister for Health the treatment that is available in the State in respect of a person who is diagnosed with Lyme disease; the tests conducted to establish such a diagnosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2330/15]
- Written Answers — Department of Health: Disease Management (21 Jan 2015)
Leo Varadkar: Lyme Disease (also known as Lyme borelliosis) is an infection caused by a spiral-shaped bacterium called Borella burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans by bites from ticks infected with the bacteria. The infection is generally mild affecting only the skin, but can occasionally be more severe and highly debilitating. The commonest noticeable evidence of infection is a rash called erythema...