Mother issues warning as toddler gets Lyme disease after tick bite at playground
1 year, 11 months ago

Mother issues warning as toddler gets Lyme disease after tick bite at playground

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bethany realised the playground was next to open fields ‘’which would be rife with deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease’’. “On Monday, eight days after we found the ticks, I noticed in both areas he had a red circle rash, so even though he felt okay in himself, I called 111.” open image in gallery ‘The doctor took a look at the bites and confirmed straight away that it was Lyme Disease’ Bethany was told by the operator to immediately take Harrison to A&E, where he was looked over by both a nurse and a specialist microbiologist. Bethany said: “The doctor took a look at the bites and confirmed straight away that it was Lyme disease. “The playground is right next to a woodland and open fields, which would be rife with deer ticks, which carry Lyme disease.

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