Lyme disease is an infectious disease carried by ticks. The habitat of these insects is mainly America. And the risk of catching an unpleasant infection is also high among foreign stars.
The disease was first discovered in the small town of Old Lyme, Connecticut. The first symptoms of the disease are weakness, fatigue, muscle aches, fever and stiff neck muscles. Ring-shaped redness also appears at the site of the bite. In case of untimely treatment, the disease gives serious complications that affect the central nervous system of a person.
Sisters Bella and Gigi Hadid
Hadid family: Gigi, Anwar, Yolanda and Bella
Bella Hadid, one of the brightest stars of the world catwalk, first encountered this disease in 2015. According to her, once she felt so bad that she could hardly understand where she was. A little later, doctors discovered that Bella had a chronic form of Lyme disease. This, roughly speaking, infection seemed to have found shelter in Hadid’s house. By a strange and fatal coincidence, both Gigi and Anwar and the mother of the family, Yolanda Foster, suffer from Lyme disease. It is possible that this happened because of some frivolity and negligence of family members. After all, it was impossible not to notice the tick bite. And go to the doctor in time, Lyme disease would hardly have settled in their home.
Canadian singer Avril Lavigne was on the verge of life and death. At first, she did not pay attention to the bite of an infected tick and, as if nothing had happened, continued to perform on stage. When she felt some malaise, weakness, it was too late. Lyme disease gave complications, and Avril had to fight this terrible disease for a long time. The treatment was given with difficulty, but the girl held on courageously and followed all the instructions of the doctors, overcoming the wild pain. “I felt like I couldn’t breathe, I couldn’t speak, and I couldn’t move. I thought I was dying, ”said Avril Lavigne about her condition in an interview. In 2017, after overcoming her illness and recovering, she returned to her favorite work.
Star pop singer Justin Bieber was even criticized by some fans of his talent for being addicted to using illegal drugs. Indeed, Justin looked completely unpresentable, especially the unhealthy skin of the singer’s face frightened. But he dispelled all doubts when he admitted that he had been fighting tick-borne borreliosis for two years. One misfortune that befell Justin was, apparently, not enough. In addition to Lyme disease, he also suffers from a chronic viral infection that negatively affects his general condition. However, Bieber does not lose his presence of mind. In his opinion, optimism and youth will prevail over Lyme disease.
Star actress Ashley Olsen is another victim of an insidious disease that, unfortunately, doctors discovered too late. At first, she attributed fatigue and malaise to a busy work schedule that takes a lot of energy. However, her emaciated appearance and pallor still forced her to consult a doctor. By that time, Lyme disease had already manifested itself in a number of symptoms: a characteristic rash appeared, the headache became constant, and the temperature did not subside. Of course, Ashley was shocked by the doctors’ diagnosis. But, knowing the strong character of the star actress, her family and friends hope that she will cope with a serious illness.
Hollywood star Kelly Osbourne, by her confession, suffered from Lyme disease for ten years. In 2004, Kelly was bitten by a tick while she was in a reindeer nursery. Osborne believes she was misdiagnosed at first. Because of this, the British singer had to endure constant pain and feel forever overwhelmed and tired. She was, in her recollections, in a zombie state, taking various and useless drugs. Only in 2013, Kelly Osbourne was prescribed the necessary treatment, and she got rid of tick-borne borreliosis. In her memoirs, she admitted that she did not want to make an instrument of self-promotion out of the disease, to pretend to be a victim of an insidious ailment. Therefore, she hid what was happening to her from prying eyes.
Alec Baldwin battled Lyme disease for years but never made a full recovery. He still suffers from a chronic form of tick-borne borreliosis. The star actor still reproaches himself for frivolity. Alec Baldwin mistook the first signs of a terrible illness for a complex form of flu. He repeated the fatal mistake of Avril Navin, who at one time held the same opinion at first. Like other celebrity victims of Lyme disease, the Hollywood actor had to undergo more than one course of treatment in order to recover and get to work. However, the consequences of this disease sometimes make themselves felt, of which Alec Baldwin was convinced more than once.