, the entrepreneur , has revealed he surprisingly contracted Lyme disease. The 41-year-old shared the news in a health update on social media Tuesday. “Doing a full battery of health scans, tests, etc, and found out I have Lyme disease,” he .
“Wild. No symptoms, thankfully, but gonna treat. Good cholesterol is too low.
Bad cholesterol is just OK. Gotta work on that.” “I’ve got a loved one who had it a few years back, showed tons [of] symptoms etc and just couldn’t figure it out until they tested him for it,” Ohanian added.
“I spend so little time in the wilderness/northeast this was quite a surprise.” According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, , which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. It appears to be than in other parts of the country.
Symptoms can include a skin rash, fever, headache, and fatigue. Left untreated, Lyme disease can lead to facial paralysis, an irregular heartbeat and arthritis. Across the country, approximately each year.
, Avril Lavigne, and are among some of the celebrities who previously disclosed their diagnoses. “Anyway, gonna grab some antibiotics — can’t keep me down, tick!” concluded Ohanian, who shares two daughters with Williams..