"I will need to take antibiotics for1 year." – INCORRECT o A client who has severe stage I Lyme disease will be prescribed a 30-day course of antibiotics. The nurse should emphasize to the client that, like with other types of infection, the full course of antibioticsshould be completed. • "My partner will need to take an antiviral medication." – INCORRECT o Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness that is treated with antibiotics. Other vector-borne illnesses, such as West Nile Virus,are treated with antiviral medications. Lyme disease is not transmitted to others via human contact. • "My joints ache because I have Lyme disease." – CORRECT o Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness transmitted by the deer tick. The disease course occurs in three stages beginning with joint and muscle pain in stage I. If left untreated, these symptoms continue throughout stage I and, by stage Ill,