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May 13, 2024 · The causative agent, Borrelia burgdorferi, is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected Ixodes tick. This pathogen uses many unique mechanisms to both shield itself from the host immune response and cause disease.
May 8, 2024 · Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, which is spread by ticks. Lyme disease is divided into three stages: early localized, early disseminated, and late.
- Gwenn L. Skar, Kari A. Simonsen
- 2024/02/04
3 days ago · The Lyme-related Borrelia species are collectively known as Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, and show a great deal of genetic diversity. B. burgdorferi sensu lato is a species complex made up of 20 accepted and three proposed genospecies.
May 21, 2024 · Ticks can carry pathogens like Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii, which can cause Lyme disease in humans. Lyme disease is the most common tickborne illness, but there are also dozens of other diseases that ticks can transmit to humans.
5 days ago · Lyme arthritis (LA) is mainly caused by Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto (B.b.s.s), which is the predominant pathogenic Borrelia species in North America [2, 4]. Conversely, Borrelia garinii (B. garinii) and Borrelia afzelii (B.afzelii) are considered the most prevalent species in Europe . However, data on the incidence and prevalence of LA ...
May 21, 2024 · Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, transmitted by the bite of an infected Ixodes sp. tick [ 1 ]. Many of the symptoms of Lyme disease, especially in its persistent form, relate to the nervous system, including pain, paresthesias, facial nerve palsy, tremors, cognitive dysfunction, emotional lability, and fatigue [ 2 ].
May 7, 2024 · Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. (Bb), the causative agent of LB, has been shown to disrupt innate cytokine responses 14. In our study, we observed that ex vivo responses to Bb were enhanced at the 6...
