Lyme Disease

My husband has to make an appointment with his doctor. We think he may have Lyme Disease. He removed a tick from the back of his leg almost two weeks ago, and this is what the bullseye rash looks like surrounding the bite mark:



I found this information on the WebMD website:

Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) is a bacterial infection that is spread by ticks. You may develop Lyme disease if you are bitten by an infected tick.

In the United States, the two types of ticks that carry Lyme disease bacteria are Deer ticks and Western black-legged ticks.

Early symptoms can include an expanding circular rash called erythema migrans, and flulike symptoms, such as body aches, fatigue, and mild fever. In the United States, about 80% of people with Lyme disease develop a circular rash at the site of the tick bite. However, some people don't have any symptoms in the early stages of Lyme disease.

The incubation period-the time from when you are first infected until you develop symptoms-is usually around 7 to 14 days, but symptoms can develop anywhere from 3 to 31 days after you are bitten.