Lyme disease bacteria. Coloured Transmission Electron Micrograph (TEM) of the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi,the cause of Lyme disease in humans. Here,spiral-shaped spirochaete bacteria are seen. They are passed on to humans by tick bites,and occurs in the midgut of the tick. Several tick species harbour these bacteria,the principal vectors being: Ixodes ricinus in Europe; I. dammini and I. pacificus in North America. These ticks can infest dogs. The symptoms of Lyme disease include skin lesions,muscle pain,neuro- logical and cardiac abnormalities,and recurrent or chronic arthritis. Antibiotic & corticosteroid drugs offer a cure | |
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