A strategy of cost leadership requires close cooperation between all the functional areas of a business. 1  To be the lowest-cost producer, a firm is likely to achieve or use several of the following: 2  High levels of productivity. 3  High capacity utilisation. 4  Use of bargaining power to negotiate the lowest prices for production inputs.
Ruling Out Other Tick-Borne or Spirochete Infections. Other infections can produce fever, headache, muscle aches, fatigue, and some of the neurologic or cardiac features of early Lyme disease. Some are transmitted by the same tick as Lyme disease. Co-Infections Transmitted by the Ixodes Tick.Babesiosis and human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) are transmitted by the same tick that carries Lyme disease. People may be co-infected with one or more of these infections, all of which can cause flu-like symptoms.If these symptoms persist and there is no rash, it is less likely that Lyme disease is present. Other Spirochete Infections.eople may be co-infected with one or more of these infections, all of which can cause flu-like symptoms. If these symptoms persist and there is no rash, it is less likely that Lyme disease is present. Other Spirochete Infections.
The early stages of Lyme disease usually include the bullâs-eye rash (erythema migrans) and flu-like symptoms of chills and fever, fatigue, muscle pain, and headache. In rare cases, patients develop an abnormal heartbeat (Lyme carditis). All of these conditions are treated with 10 - 28 days with antibiotics. Other symptoms may accompany the rash, such as joint pain, fever, chills, or fatigue. 2  If Lyme disease is not treated, more severe symptoms and complications can occur. 3  These include arthritis, neurologic symptoms, or heart problems.