What can doctors do to treat lyme disease?

Answer 1

In most cases, yes. Lyme Disease is treated with anti-biotics. It is only in cases where the disease is left untreated for some time that is becomes more difficult to cure. There are also co-infections associated with Lyme disease. There can also be permanent nerve damage, Arthritis from Lyme disease and other complications that require treatment even after the Lyme disease is in remission.

Answer 2

Antibiotics are the primary treatment for Lyme disease; the most appropriate antibiotic treatment depends upon the patient and the stage of the disease. The antibiotics of choice are Doxycycline (in adults), amoxicillin (in children), erythromycin (for pregnant women) and ceftriaxone, with treatment lasting 14 to 28 days.

Answer 3

Antibiotics. Anyway if you have the lyme disease go to a doctor right away.

Answer 4

The most effective treatment is through appropriate antibiotics.

Doxycycline, Amoxicillin, Erythromycin are widely used antibiotics against borrelia bacteria

Answer 5

Early stage Lyme disease is normally treated with doxycycline or amoxicillin, depending on the patient.

Answer 6

In the beginning, it is an antibiotic. Latter it can be IV antibiotics.

Answer 7

Doctors would treat Lyme Disease by giving you antibiotics and then they would cure Lyme Disease within three weeks of taking the antibiotics because it is the most effective way to cure it.

Answer 8

Lyme disease is caused from deer ticks that get on your skin and bite you, also infecting you with a bacterial illness. Lyme disease can be treated with a series of antibiotics.

Answer 9

The most commonly used treatments for getting rid of Lyme disease is to have your doctor place you on antibiotics, either taken orally or intravenously.