Lyme disease

Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is an infectious tick-borne disease, caused by the Borrelia spirochete, a gram-negative microorganism.

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Infectious - Tick-borne disease - Spirochete - Gram-negative

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Lyme disease is so named because it is generally believed to have first been observed in and around Lyme, Connecticut in 1975. Before 1975, elements of Borrelia infection were also known as "tick-borne meningopolyneuritis", Garin-Bujadoux syndrome, Bannwarth syndrome or sheep tick fever. It is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected ticks.

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Lyme - Connecticut - 1975 - Tick - Garin-Bujadoux syndrome - Bannwarth syndrome - Human

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