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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. Rarely, other organs may become involved.