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   What causes Lyme disease?

   • Lyme disease is an illness caused by borrelia bacteria. Humans usually get Lyme disease from the bite of a tick carrying the bacteria. Ticks that can carry borrelia bacteria live throughout most of the United States. But Lyme disease is most common in the upper Midwest and the northeastern and mid-Atlantic states.

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   Is Lyme disease a vector borne disease?

   • Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease in the United States. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and rarely, Borrelia mayonii. It is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. Typical symptoms include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migrans.

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   Is Lyme disease a bacterial infection?

   • What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease bacteria are spiral- or corkscrew-shaped organisms known as spirochetes. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection. It often causes a rash and can also cause mild symptoms that include fever, headache, and fatigue, which can be treated with a short course of antibiotics.

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   What is chronic Lyme disease?

   • Chronic Lyme disease is distinct from untreated late-stage Lyme disease, which can cause arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and/or encephalomyelitis. Chronic Lyme disease is also distinct from the post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS), when symptoms linger after standard antibiotic treatments.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lyme_diseaseLyme 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. 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.

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   Feb 10, 2023 · Learn about Lyme disease, an illness caused by borrelia bacteria transmitted by tick bites. Find out the signs, stages, diagnosis and treatment of this condition.

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   Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by black-legged ticks. It causes a rash, fever, headache, and fatigue. Learn how to avoid it, how to diagnose it, and how to treat it from Harvard Medical School experts.

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   Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection which is transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected deer tick. In this Lyme Disease Video Series, Dr. Aucott walks through Lyme Disease including disease overview, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis.

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   Jan 19, 2022 · Learn about Lyme disease, a common vector-borne infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi or Borrelia mayonii bacteria, transmitted by blacklegged ticks. Find out how to prevent, diagnose, treat, and manage Lyme disease with symptoms, rash, and tick removal tips from the CDC.

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   Chronic Lyme disease is distinct from untreated late-stage Lyme disease, which can cause arthritis, peripheral neuropathy and/or encephalomyelitis. Chronic Lyme disease is also distinct from the post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome (PTLDS), when symptoms linger after standard antibiotic treatments.

8. my.clevelandclinic.org › health › diseasesLyme Disease: Symptoms, Treatment, Prevention & Recovery

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   Aug 16, 2022 · Lyme disease is caused by a bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, which you can get if an infected deer tick (also called black-legged tick) bites you. Ordinary "wood ticks" and "dog ticks" don’t carry the infection.