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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Megan Banner & Kieran Isgin

Man left bedbound for four years after being bitten by tick

A man was left bedbound in his mum's front room for four years after being bitten by a tick.

Noah Greaves, 29, contracted Lyme disease after being bitten by the tiny insect while working outdoors in the Scottish Highlands. His condition gradually became worse until he was unable to perform simple physical tasks.

The 29-year-old from Huddersfield first noticed his symptoms when he began feeling unwell and suffering from severe tremors, now, he is unable to walk or feed himself. When he first went to the hospital, he was wrongly diagnosed with MS, despite this, a specialist was able to confirm he had Lyme disease, Yorkshire Live reports.

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