Understanding Lyme disease
By Dr. Aaliyah Ahmed, MD · · Infectious Disease
This article from Weyland-Yutani Health System's Infectious Disease service line explains Lyme disease in plain language.
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Topic: Lyme disease. A primary bacterial infectious disease that results_in infection, has_material_basis_in Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted_by blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis) or transmitted_by western blacklegged tick (Ixodes pacificus). The infection has_symptom fever, has_symptom headache, has_symptom fatigue, and has_symptom skin rash called erythema migrans. If left untreated, infection can…
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