Do I Have Lyme Disease Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. How did any new illness relate in time to a possible tick encounter?
Feverishness, chills, unusual fatigue, or body aches began soon after a confirmed attachment or expanding rash.
New flu-like symptoms began within days or weeks of plausible outdoor exposure, although I did not see a tick.
I had mild symptoms, but they began before the possible exposure or had another clear explanation.
I did not develop a new illness after the possible exposure.
2. Have you noticed visible swelling in a joint, especially a knee or another large joint?
No visible or unexplained joint swelling.
Mild puffiness followed a known strain and improved promptly.
A joint became noticeably swollen or warm without a clear injury, then persisted or returned.
A joint is markedly swollen, very painful, rapidly worsening, or difficult to bear weight on.
3. Which description best fits any recent headache or neck symptoms?
A familiar mild headache that resolved in my usual way.
A new or unusual headache that recurs or comes with light sensitivity or neck discomfort.
No recent headache or unusual neck symptoms.
A severe or rapidly worsening headache, especially with marked neck stiffness, fever, confusion, or vomiting.
4. Which description best matches any recent unexplained rash?
I had a localized itchy or irritated patch with an identifiable trigger, such as adhesive or a plant.
I had more than one expanding red or discolored patch, or an expanding rash with fever or marked illness.
I have not had an unexplained rash.
I had a gradually enlarging red, bluish, or discolored patch, whether or not it looked like a bull's-eye.
5. Looking at your symptoms together, which overall pattern is closest?
No new symptom cluster has developed.
One mild symptom appeared briefly and has an ordinary likely explanation.
Several unexplained symptoms—such as fatigue, aches, headache, or chills—began in the same general period.
Multiple symptoms are worsening together, significantly limiting basic activity, or occurring with fever, objective joint swelling, or an expanding rash.
6. Which pattern best describes any recent feverish or flu-like illness?
No new feverishness, chills, or flu-like illness.
A brief mildly unwell feeling with a clear explanation, such as poor sleep or a known minor illness.
Unexplained chills, sweats, headache, or body aches recurred over several days.
A measured or strongly suspected fever came with marked weakness, dehydration, an expanding rash, or rapid worsening.
7. During the past three months, what is the closest match to your contact with ticks?
I have not noticed a tick and do not recall relevant outdoor or animal exposure.
I spent time near brush, leaf litter, tall grass, or animals but did not find a tick.
I found a crawling tick or removed a flat tick that appeared briefly attached.
I removed an attached tick that was swollen, difficult to assess, or attached for an unknown time.
8. What have you experienced regarding heartbeat, breathing, or faintness?
Chest pain, fainting, trouble breathing, or a sustained very irregular or unusually slow heartbeat.
Repeated unexplained pounding, skipped beats, or lightheadedness that interrupts activity.
An occasional brief flutter during stress, caffeine use, or exertion that settles promptly.
None of these heartbeat, breathing, or faintness changes.
9. How has unusual fatigue affected your usual activities?
I have had no meaningful change in energy.
I tire somewhat sooner but can complete normal activities after rest.
Unexplained exhaustion repeatedly forces me to reduce work, school, exercise, or social plans.
The fatigue is sudden or profound, prevents basic activities, or occurs with severe weakness or other rapidly worsening symptoms.
10. After a possible tick exposure, what happened at the bite or skin site over the following days?
A small mark remained noticeable but did not clearly enlarge.
There was no mark or skin change that I noticed.
The area expanded substantially, multiplied, or appeared along with feeling acutely ill.
A small area faded quickly like ordinary temporary irritation.
11. What pattern best matches any recent muscle, tendon, or joint pain?
Pain has moved between areas or recurred without a clear injury.
I have no new unexplained muscle, tendon, or joint pain.
Pain is severe, rapidly worsening, or makes it difficult to stand, walk, or use a limb.
Soreness followed unusual activity and improved as expected with rest.
12. Have attention, orientation, or speech changed during this illness?
I feel mentally normal for me.
I am somewhat distracted when tired or stressed but can complete normal tasks.
New concentration or word-finding problems repeatedly interfere with work, school, or conversation.
I have had sudden confusion, disorientation, markedly altered awareness, or new difficulty speaking clearly.
13. Have you noticed a recent change in facial movement?
No new change in facial movement.
Brief facial twitching or tightness without weakness.
Intermittent difficulty controlling part of my face, but normal movement returned.
New drooping, weakness, or inability to fully move one or both sides of my face.
14. What combination of early clues have you noticed in the same recent period?
None of the listed combinations.
A known attached tick together with either an expanding skin change or a new flu-like illness.
Outdoor exposure together with one nonspecific change, such as a small stable bump or brief tiredness.
An attached tick, an expanding or multiple rash, and a new feverish or markedly unwell feeling.
15. How would you describe any new numbness, tingling, or nerve-like pain?
I have not noticed new numbness, tingling, or nerve-like pain.
A brief sensation followed pressure on an arm or leg and disappeared after changing position.
Unexplained tingling, burning, or shooting pain has recurred or appeared in different areas.
The sensation is persistent, rapidly worsening, or accompanied by new weakness or difficulty walking.