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. 2000 Jul;13(3):451–469. doi: 10.1128/cmr.13.3.451-469.2000

TABLE 1.

Symptoms associated with Lyme disease and babesiosisa

Symptom % of patients surveyed exhibiting the indicated symptoms
Lyme disease (n = 214) Babesiosis (n = 10) Both (n = 26)
Fatigue 49 60 81
Headache 42 60 77
Erythema migrans 85 0 62
Fever 42 80 58
Sweats 11 20 46
Chills 23 50 42
Myalgia 31 20 38
Anorexia 14 10 31
Arthralgia 36 50 27
Emotional lability 7 0 23
Nausea 5 10 23
Neck stiffness 21 30 23
Multiple EM 14 0 19
Cough 10 20 15
Sore throat 9 20 15
Conjunctivitis 3 0 12
Splenomegaly 0 10 8
Vomiting 4 0 8
Joint swelling 3 0 4
a

Adapted from reference 108