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.
Healthcare providers may have difficulty diagnosing Lyme disease because many of its symptoms are similar to those of other illnesses, such as the flu. The bull's eye rash is the only symptom that is unique to Lyme disease, but not everyone infected with Lyme bacteria develops the rash.he rash is often accompanied by other symptoms, such as fever, headache, stiff neck, body aches and fatigue. Although these symptoms may be like those of common viral infections, such as the flu, Lyme disease symptoms tend to last longer or may come and go over time.