The illness normally develops after being bitten by infected ticks when walking in long grass
White middle class woman are the most likely to be struck down by Lyme disease, suggests new research.
Six in 10 cases involved women, with the age groups most at risk being between 61 and 65 and six to 10-year-olds. The ticks, which attach to human skin, are tiny – some just the size of a poppy seed – so often go unnoticed.Hospital patients are mainly white, female and living in areas of low deprivation, say British scientists.Lyme disease causes rashes, fatigue and achy, stiff or swollen joints. Other symptoms include headaches, dizziness, fever, night sweats and sleep disturbances – and even cognitive decline.
Study corresponding author Dr John Tulloch, an expert in zoonotic infections at Liverpool University, said: ‘These data display a predominance of female cases of certain age groups – most of whom identify as white.
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