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  2. Lyme disease - Wikipedia

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    Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. [ 4 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash , known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards ...

  3. Weather and climate effects on Lyme disease exposure

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    Overall climate is more determinate of tick population and daily weather has a subtle effect on the spread of tick-borne disease. Being mindful of daily weather patterns and vigilantly avoiding exposure to ticks reduces human exposure to Lyme disease. [5] Lyme disease number of cases reported by county 2007 Peak summer weather July 2007. Warm ...

  4. Borrelia - Wikipedia

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    Eight are known to cause Lyme disease or Borreliosis. [6] The major Borrelia species causing Lyme disease are Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii, and Borrelia garinii. [23] All species that cause Lyme disease are referred to collectively as B. burgdorferi sensu lato, [10] while B. burgdorferi itself is specified as B. burgdorferi sensu stricto.

  5. Why Lyme disease symptoms go away quickly for some and last ...

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    Anywhere from 30,000 up to 500,000 people develop Lyme disease from a tick bite each year, according to the C DC. For most, the infection is mild and easily treated with antibiotics.

  6. 4 lesser-known Lyme disease symptoms to be aware of - AOL

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, humans get infected after being bitten by blacklegged ticks (or deer ticks). Lyme disease can happen to any age group, but those at ...

  7. Borrelia miyamotoi - Wikipedia

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    Borrelia miyamotoi is a bacterium of the spirochete phylum in the genus Borrelia.A zoonotic organism, B. miyamotoi can infect humans through the bite of several species of hard-shell Ixodes ticks, the same kind of ticks that spread B. burgdorferi, the causative bacterium of Lyme disease.

  8. Why Lyme disease symptoms go away quickly for some and last ...

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    Why some people recover from Lyme disease, while others experience months, years or even decades of chronic symptoms has long puzzled doctors.

  9. List of diseases spread by arthropods - Wikipedia

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    Ticks and lice form another large group of invertebrate vectors. The bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which causes Lyme Disease, is transmitted by ticks and members of the bacterial genus Rickettsia are transmitted by lice. For example, the human body louse transmits the bacterium Rickettsia prowazekii which causes epidemic typhus.

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