Lyme disease: What are the symptoms and how to remove a tick if you find one

‘I know how hard it is and the type of suffering you go through when you have Lyme, and it's the loneliest place on earth'

If you find an attached tick, remove it by gently gripping it as close to the skin as possible using a pair of fine-tipped tweezers or tick removal tool. Picture: Getty

As holidaymakers travel across Ireland this summer, they are urged by experts to take precautions against Lyme disease. A parasite-transmitted infection, general awareness of the markers for Lyme disease, and the importance of early diagnosis is low. But as well as being preventable, effective treatment with antibiotics (such as doxycycline or amoxicillin) is available.

Although some 73 symptoms are associated with Lyme disease, one of the most prominent symptoms of Lyme disease is a “bullseye” rash at the site of the tick bite.