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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Lyme disease is an [[emerging infectious disease]] caused by [[spirochete]] [[bacteria]] of the [[genus]] ''[[Borrelia]]''. The [[Vector (biology)|vector]] of infection is typically the bite of an infected [[Blacklegged tick|black-legged]] or [[deer tick]] | Lyme disease is an [[emerging infectious disease]] caused by [[spirochete]] [[bacteria]] of the [[genus]] ''[[Borrelia]]''. The [[Vector (biology)|vector]] of infection is typically the bite of an infected [[Blacklegged tick|black-legged]] or [[deer tick]] (''[[I. scapularis]]''), but other carriers (including other [[ticks]] in the genus ''[[Ixodes]]'') have been implicated. ''[[Borrelia burgdorferi]]'' is the predominant cause of Lyme disease in the US and ''[[Borrelia afezii]]'' and ''Borrelia garinii'' are the predominant causes in Europe. | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 18 October 2017
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Amresh Kumar MD [2]
Overview
Lyme disease is an emerging infectious disease caused by spirochete bacteria of the genus Borrelia. The vector of infection is typically the bite of an infected black-legged or deer tick (I. scapularis), but other carriers (including other ticks in the genus Ixodes) have been implicated. Borrelia burgdorferi is the predominant cause of Lyme disease in the US and Borrelia afezii and Borrelia garinii are the predominant causes in Europe.