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  2. 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]

  3. Erythema migrans - Wikipedia

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    The initial sign of about 80% of Lyme infections is an erythema migrans (EM) rash at the site of a tick bite, often near skin folds, such as the armpit, groin, or back of knee, on the trunk, under clothing straps, or in children's hair, ear, or neck. [3] [10] Most people who get infected do not remember seeing a tick or the bite. The EM rash ...

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

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    “These ticks become infected with the Lyme bacterium by biting an infected rodent, bird or other animal.” Symptoms can show up within three to 30 days after a tick bite. Most people develop a ...

  5. Ticks and Lyme disease emerge for 2024 season: How to ... - AOL

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    Lyme disease is caused by the borrelia bacteria spread by infected blacklegged ticks, according to the CDC. The most common symptom found in 70 to 80% of cases is an expanding rash that may be ...

  6. Ixodes pacificus - Wikipedia

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    I. pacificus is a member of the family Ixodidae (hard ticks). It is the principal vector of Lyme disease in that region. I. pacificus larvae and nymphs typically feeds on lizards and small mammals, while adults typically feed on deer. [1] It is an ectoparasite that attaches itself to the outside of its host and feeds on the host's blood.

  7. 4 lesser-known Lyme disease symptoms to be aware of - AOL

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    According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, humans get infected after being bitten by blacklegged ticks (or deer ticks). Lyme disease can happen to any age group, but those at ...

  8. 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.

  9. What are the signs and symptoms of lyme disease and how do ...

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