Tick bites and Lyme disease
What is Lyme disease?
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. If a tick bites an animal carrying the bacteria that causes Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi s.l.), the tick can also become infected.
Lyme disease, or Lyme borreliosis, is an infection
caused by a group of spiral-shaped bacteria (spirochetes) called Borrelia burgdorferi s.l., which are transmitted to
humans following a bite from an infected tick. [65] Ticks act as biological vectors
of B. burgdorferi s.l.
| Ticks | Lyme Disease | Further Reading |
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General information |
Symptoms |
Other tick born diseases |
Tick bites |
Diagnosis |
Research |
Tick removal |
Treatment |
References |
Reduce your risk |
Prognosis |