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Article: TICK BITE ANTIBIOTIC STOPS LYME DISEASE.(NATION/WORLD)
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- The Capital Times
- Article date:
- June 13, 2001
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BOSTON (AP) -- For the first time, doctors have shown that a quick dose of antibiotics can ward off Lyme disease after a tick bite, but they caution against overusing the treatment.
Some physicians already give antibiotics to people who are bitten by deer ticks, the bugs that spread Lyme disease. However, many experts oppose this because there has been no clear evidence the treatment actually prevents the disease, even though antibiotics can clear up Lyme disease once it occurs.
Now there is proof the approach works. A study conducted in New York's Westchester County, where Lyme disease is common, found that just two pills of ...