article_snippet: After carrying out tests, doctors discovered the mother-of-two had developed Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks.
article_snippet: Lyme disease can cause problems with a person's skin, joints, heart and nervous system.
article_snippet: Lyme disease is treated with antibiotics.
article_snippet: It was then revealed Ms Dean had been suffering from Lyme Disease - a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks.
article_snippet: Ms Dean was diagnosed with Lyme Disease - a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks .
article_snippet: If left untreated, Lyme can spread causing arthritis, heart problems, muscle pain and neurological symptoms such as paralysis.
article_snippet: But even after fighting Lyme Disease - a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks, Ms Dean face still remains paralysed.
highlights_snippet: Tests revealed Claire Dean had Lyme disease, a bacterial infection spread by ticks .
  