Borrelia burgdorferi

Noun

Meaning

cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes

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Lyme disease, caused by the Borrelia burgdorferi bacterium, is transmitted to people and animals by the blacklegged tick, with studies showing an infected tick must be attached to its host for 36 to 48 hours in order to transmit the bacterium. Source: Internet

Lyme disease is caused by the bacterial spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and is spread by the deer tick Ixodes scapularis. Source: Internet

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