Borrelia burgforferi

Question 1

Borrelia Burgdorferi idoxes

Answer 1

tick from white footed mice and white tailed deer

Question 2

What are the diagnostics for Borrelia burgdorferi?

Answer 2

1. clinical observation
2. elevated levels of Ab’s
   against organism detected by
   ELISA
3. western immunoblot
4. microaerophilic

Question 3

What are the clinical manifestations of Borrelia burgdorferi?

Answer 3

1.Lyme Disease
a. early localized stage (1): erythema
chronicum migrans (ECM)
b. early disseminated stage (2): multiple
smaller ECMs, aseptic meningitis, CN
palsies (Bell’s), peripheral neuropathy,
transient heart block or myocariditis,
brief arthritis attacks of large joints
c. late stage (3): chronic arthritis,
encephalopathy

Question 4

What are the treatments for Borrelia burgdorferi?

Answer 4

1. doxycycline (acute)
2. amoxicillin (acute)
3. ceftriaxone for neurologic
   disease
4. penicillin G (chronic)