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Springtime Infectious Diseases: From Spring Fever to Lyme Disease

Gideon

Doxycycline, Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin, and Cefuroxime can be used as a treatment, with dosage, route, and duration varying according to patient age and the nature and severity of the disease. By removing a tick within 24 hours, Lyme disease transmission is greatly decreased. 128-32, 2013. (3) Available: 10.1097/01.eem.0000484361.70086.35