What Are the Treatments for Lyme Disease in Children?
Lyme disease is an illness that can occur after a deer tick bites a child. The California Lyme Disease Association says the illness is most common in boys ages 5 to 19. Although it also occurs in adults, 25 percent of Lyme disease cases occur in children. Symptoms of Lyme disease include rash, flu-like symptoms, joint pain, numbness in limbs and paralysis on one side of the face. With proper treatment, the majority of children with Lyme disease recover completely. Children’s Hospital Boston, however, says that 10 percent of people with Lyme disease will need to be hospitalized for treatment.
