An 8-year-old client returns from a camping trip with complaints of flu-like symptoms and distinct red ring-shaped rashes over the trunk. The client is diagnosed with Lyme disease
Which of the following information should the nurse provide to the client's mother? A) The bacteria are transmitted to humans through the wood tick.
B) All clients with Lyme disease develop the rash over the skin.
C) Symptoms appear immediately following the tick bite.
D) It can lead to the development of angina and facial palsy.
D
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Several weeks after a tick bite, if the condition is left untreated, the affected individuals may begin to complain of angina, facial palsy, chronic fatigue, or intellectual impairment. The bacteria causing Lyme disease are transmitted to humans from the deer tick and not the wood tick. Many clients with Lyme disease never develop the rash over their skin; however, the bacteria responsible for causing the condition enter the blood and settle in tissues, where they multiply. Symptoms of Lyme disease usually appear 3–31 days after the bite and not immediately.
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