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Co-infections: Tick-Borne Bartonella
Tick-Borne Bartonella
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A very common co-infection with Lyme disease.
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Ticks carry Bartonella henselae (cat scratch disease).
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Ticks also carry other Bartonella strains.
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There are no tests for most strains of bartonella.
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Consider Bartonella if a person remains ill after Lyme disease treatment.
Symptoms:
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Swollen lymph nodes, can be the size of golf balls
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Fever
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Headache
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Fatigue
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Poor appetite
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Abdominal pain
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Endocarditis
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Uveitis, retinitis, other eye problems
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Red papular rashes
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Parallel lines resembling stretch marks
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Insomnia
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Seizures, in some patients
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