Color enhanced scanning electron micrograph of Borrelia burgdorferi,the cause of lyme-disease in humans. They are passed on to humans by tick bites and occur in the midgut of the tick. Several tick species harbour these bacteria,principally: Ixodes ricinus in Europe and I. pacificus in North America. Symptoms of lyme disease: skin lesions,muscle pain,neurological and cardiac abnormalities,arthritis. Treatment by antibiotic and corticosteroid drugs | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Science Source |
Taille de l’image : | 3665 px × 3178 px |
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