Horsham area mum’s tick bite warning as toddler diagnosed with Lyme disease
A Horsham area mum is urging people to be aware of the dangers of tick bites after her toddler caught Lyme disease.
Lauren and Imogen AndersonLauren Anderson, of Broadbridge Heath, said her 22-month-old daughter Imogen was diagnosed with the illness after she was bitten twice by ticks.
The RSPCA worker, 35, said Imogen had a bull’s eye rash on her chest – which can be an early symptom of the disease – before developing a swollen knee.
Lauren added: “It just didn’t go down. You could tell she was in pain. She was waking up in the middle of the night and saying ‘ow, ow’.” (See link for article)
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