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My husband has Lyme disease. Is it contagious?

Q: My husband has Lyme disease. Is it contagious?
A: No, you do not have to worry about catching Lyme disease from your husband. The only known mode of transmission of the bacterial disease is ticks. You may want to talk with your doctor, however, if you have reason to believe that you, too, were bitten.

Lyme is an infection caused by a bacterium called Borrelia burgdoferi (Bb). In the East, the most common tick carrier of Bb is the deer tick (Ixodes dammini), while in the West the culprit is the black-legged tick. Early symptoms of Lyme disease easily can be mistaken for other ailments, such as the flu. These symptoms include fatigue, headache, fever, muscle and joint pain and swollen glands. There may be a characteristic rash that occurs at the location of the bite and sometimes spreads elsewhere on the body. Called erythema migrans, the rash is red and round in appearance, often described as looking like a bull's eye.

While a diagnosis such as Lyme disease can be scary, it actually is great news that your husband was diagnosed early. For one thing, the symptoms of later-stage Lyme disease can be severe and persistent. For another, early Lyme disease is readily treated with antibiotics and most people enjoy a complete recovery before developing any serious symptoms.

By the way, getting Lyme disease once is no protection against getting it again. If you live in an area where ticks are abundant, you should take precautionary measures against getting bitten. Please see the section called "Personal Protection from Tick Bites" in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention article linked below.

A vaccine against Lyme disease is available. It is not 100 percent effective, but it may be appropriate as one more preventive measure for people who live or work in areas that are heavily infested with ticks.