5 tick bite diseases, symptoms: Lyme, Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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5 types of tick-borne diseases and the symptoms to look out for, from blue rash to fever and chills..

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease, but other tick-borne diseases are on the rise..

Other symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, severe fatigue, headache, muscle and joint aches, and swollen lymph nodes...

Symptoms of anaplasmosis typically begin one to two weeks after a tick bite and include fever, chills, severe headache, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and loss of appetite...

People with Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness can have red bull's-eye shaped rashes, similar to those seen in Lyme disease..