Perth blogger Constance Hall, 36, issues health warning about frightening brush with Lyme disease
Daily MailBlogger Constance Hall has issued a warning to her million-plus followers after a brush with self-diagnosed Lyme disease, an auto-immune condition caused by infected tick bites - which medical experts say does not exist in Western Australia. Scroll down for video Outspoken mummy blogger Constance Hall had no idea she had been bitten by a tick until a prominent 'bullseye' rash developed across her stomach The mother-of-seven compared her infected bite to the example on the website of Lyme Disease Action, an organisation that raises awareness about the auto-immune condition Research is ongoing to determine whether native Australian ticks can carry Lyme disease. Lyme disease in Australia Lyme disease is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria transmitted in a tick bite. Symptoms of Lyme disease vary in severity but typically include a rash and general flu-like complaints which – if left untreated – can spread and cause serious infections in the brain, heart and joints.
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