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  2. Lyme disease cases have gone up in the U.S. Here's why - AOL

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    5 ways to protect yourself from Lyme disease. There are steps you can take to lower your risk of tick bites and Lyme disease, according to Loafman and Pritt. Avoid hot spots.

  3. Don't let this be the summer you get Lyme disease: Take Care ...

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    It is only possible to get Lyme disease from ticks which carry the bacteria. In high-risk areas, about 10–50% of deer ticks carry the bacteria. These include Eastern states, The Great Lakes ...

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

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    You can be sick for a year or two without knowing you have Lyme disease.” This is because Lyme disease can affect many parts of your body, so it can be easily mistaken for other conditions.

  5. 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. [1]

  6. 17 Symptoms to Help You Identify Lyme Disease, and When to ...

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    Lyme disease can cause a slew of different symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and you may experience different signs of the illness depending on how long ...

  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. Borrelia afzelii - Wikipedia

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    Borrelia afzelii is a species of Borrelia endemic to parts of Eurasia where it is one of the causative agents of Lyme disease.It is transmitted by hard-bodied ticks of the Ixodes genus (Ixodes ricinus in Europe, and Ixodes persulcatus in temperate regions of Asia), infecting various wild mammals in nature.

  9. What is Lyme disease and what is causing the spike in ... - AOL

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    A photo of a classic Lyme Disease rash according to the U.S. Center for Disease Control. Often called an bulls-eye rash, it is a circular, expanding rash with target-like appearance.