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Question 1

Lyme Disease: How?

Answer 1

Affects humans and other animals.
Old Lyme, Connecticut, was where cases were first recognized.
Most prevalent tick borne diseases in U.S.
Caused by spirochete borrelia burgdorferi.
Spread primarily by the deer tick.

Question 2

Lyme disease: Where?

Answer 2

Deer and white-footed field mouse prime mammalian reservoirs.
Aldo identified in Europe and Asia.
In U.S., most cases reported in Northwest and upper Midwest.
Number of Lyme disease cases rising yearly.

Question 3

Lyme disease: Symptoms

Answer 3

Symptoms of Lyme disease include headache, backache, chills and fatigue.
In 75% of cases a large rash occurs at site of tick bite.
During initial stages it can be treated with antibiotics.
Chronic stage develops in weeks to months
-40%-60% of these patients develop arthritis.
-Others develop neurological damage or heart damage.
-No toxins or virulence factors have been identified.