The Ixodes tick is blamed for the spread of Lyme disease, which is the most common vector-borne infection in the U.S. If diagnosed early, Lyme is usually cured with antibiotics. Unfortunately, many people don’t realize they have been bitten...
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium that is transferred to humans by ticks. The bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi, is spread to humans when a tick bites the patient and transfers the bacterium to the patient's bloodstream. Most tick bites do not...
Mild cases of Lyme disease can cause flu-like symptoms. If left untreated, Lyme disease can spread throughout the body and infect the heart, joints and brain. When Lyme disease infects the brain, it can cause confusion and infectious dementia....
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that is caused by a bite from an infected tick. The early symptoms of Lyme disease include a unique rash in the shape of a bullseye, as well as fever, headache and muscle and joint pains. One of the potential...
Incidents of Lyme disease have increased in recent years, increasing the need for awareness about this serious health condition. The National Center for Zoonotic Vector-Borne and Enteric Diseases estimate that there were over 248,000 cases of...
Lyme disease occurs when you are bitten by a tick infected with the bacteria borrelia burgdorferi. It can be diagnosed through a physical exam and blood tests. Early treatment can lead to a cure. If left untreated Lyme disease can lead to serious...
Lyme disease is an illness that is transmitted to humans and other mammals from the deer tick. If Lyme disease is treated promptly with antibiotics, the patient usually recovers completely. In some cases, however, the disease and its symptoms can...
Deer tick is the menace responsible for spreading the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi causing Lyme disease. Not everyone who has been bitten by a tick gets Lyme disease, but the risk for infection increases the longer the tick stays attached. Lyme...
Lyme disease is the most common arthropod-borne disease in the United States with about 150,000 reported cases, according to the American Lyme Disease Association. Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi that is carried by the...
The American Lyme Disease Foundation (ALDF) defines Lyme disease as an infection caused by a spirochete bacterium carried by deer ticks. The specific bacterium is called borrelia burgdorferi. An infected deer tick can pass the spirochete to humans...
Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that begins with a tick bite, causes many systemic problems, but may also cause eye problems. Lyme disease may only cause minor eye conditions, especially if doctors diagnose the condition early. However, if...
Overview As spring unfolds, people across the country emerge from their wintertime captivity to enjoy the great outdoors. Unfortunately, another creature makes an entrance in the spring, too--the deer tick, best known as the carrier of Lyme...
Lyme disease is caused when a tick carrying the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi bites you. The best defense against this condition is to take preventive measures during tick season. Lyme disease can be easily treated with antibiotics if it is...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted by the deer tick. The deer tick can also transmit bacterial co-infections such as Bartonella, Babesia and Ehrlichia. The bacteria cause a myriad of arthritic and neurological symptoms, in addition...
Lyme arthritis or Lyme disease is caused by the spirochetal bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Exposure to this bacteria occurs when a person is bitten by certain kinds of ticks that are infected. It can be a serious condition leading to organ...
Lyme disease is a serious, infectious disease carried by the deer-tick. It is most prevalent in the northern northeastern part of the United States. Caused by several tick-born bacteria, Lyme disease is transmitted to both humans and animals....
Lyme disease is an illness spread by a bite from an infected deer tick and affects both people and animals. The tick feeds on the blood of an infected deer and moves on to another person or animal. Once the tick begins to feed on the new host, it...
Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans by deer ticks. Lyme disease is an inflammatory disease that may affect multiple body systems. Antibiotics are used to treat Lyme disease and resolve...
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). Humans contract Lyme disease from the bite of an infected tick. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports 28,921 confirmed and 6,277 probable cases...
Lyme disease is an infection transmitted by the deer tick. For this infection to spread, the tick must first bite an animal--often a mouse--that is infected with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi, a type of bacteria. This bacteria is spread when...
Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial infection. The Family Doctor website states that Lyme disease is carried by both deer ticks and western black-legged ticks and is spread to humans via tick bites. Lyme disease most commonly occurs in parts of...
If you live in the upper Midwest or northeast United States, tick bites can be a common occurrence. In most cases, they cause minor skin irritation for a few days and then disappear. In some cases, deer ticks transmit Lyme disease, named for the...
Lyme disease, named for Lyme, Connecticut, where it was first discovered, is a tick-borne illness that affects people bitten by ticks carrying Borrelia burgdorferi, a spiral shaped bacteria. In most people, Lyme disease is mild and self limiting,...
Lyme disease is an illness that can occur after a deer tick bites a child. The California Lyme Disease Association says the illness is most common in boys ages 5 to 19. Although it also occurs in adults, 25 percent of Lyme disease cases occur in...
Lyme disease, also known as Borreliosis and Bannwarth syndrome, is a bacterial infection prevalent throughout the world, and most cases in the United States occur in the Northeastern and Upper Midwest regions. The transfer of bacteria, Borrelia...
Deer ticks transmit the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi that is responsible for causing Lyme disease. According to the "Journal of Invasive Cardiology," “an estimated 4 to 10 percent of all patients in the United States with untreated Lyme...
Lyme disease is a serious condition that is caused by a bacterial infection. In many instances, patients develop Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick that is infected with the bacteria. The bacteria enters a patient's bloodstream and...
Advanced Lyme disease presents symptoms that mimic many other diseases. In the absence of known exposure to a deer tick bite, obtaining an accurate diagnosis requires specific testing and symptom evaluation. The Lyme Association of Greater Kansas...
Lyme disease refers to a serious condition caused by the bite of a deer tick that contains the Borrelia burgdorferi bacteria, states the Mayo Clinic. You may encounter deer ticks when you go camping in wooded areas. These ticks attach to your skin...
Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness that causes signs and symptoms ranging from rash and flu-like fever and body aches to more serious ones including joint swelling, weakness, fatigue and temporary paralysis. Lyme disease is caused by the...
Lyme disease is an infection spread by ticks, with symptoms including a rash and flu-like symptoms. Learn about the best way to prevent Lyme disease in this health video.
Tick bites should be treated immediately, the concern being transmission of Lyme disease. Learn more about tick bites in this medical video.