Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an inflammatory disease, involving multiple body systems and causing symptoms that mimic other diseases. It is caused by the spiral-shaped bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi which may be transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected tick.
Read MoreWhat is a tick? Ixodid ticks are tiny parasitic arachnids which depend on a blood meal to survive. They can carry and transmit infectious bacteria and parasites such as Borrelia burgdorferi causing Lyme disease, Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Babesia, Rickettsia, and tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBE), among others. Can I test a tick? Testing the tick is the fastest way to determine your exposure to serious tick-borne diseases and, if symptoms develop, to support an early diagnosis and
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