What is Lyme disease? causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and pathology

What is Lyme disease?
Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium – usually Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato – which is transmitted to people by deer ticks. The disease used to be confined to Long Island, New York, and Connecticut where it first was seen (it is named after the town of Old Lyme, Conn., where the original cases were diagnosed). Although incidence is still highest in the northeast, the disease has been reported throughout the United States.

What are the symptoms of Lyme disease?
The classic sign is a skin rash, often resembling a bulls-eye, but this isn’t always present. Other signs and symptoms include fever, headache, muscle pain, stiff neck, and acute swelling of the knees and other joints....

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