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Lyme Disease is neither, it is caused by a bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi .
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What is a bacteria that causes a disease called?
A virus or a parasite.
Is lyme disease caused by a bacteria or a virus?
Lyme disease is caused by the type of bacteria.
Is lyme disease a virus or bacteria?
Lyme disease is caused by the bacteria Borrelia burgdorferi
Can you get Lyme disease from a parasite?
No, West Nile Virus is not transmitted by ticks, but there are other diseases that can be contracted through a tick bite.
What parasite is most often responsible for the spread of Lyme disease?
The spirochete, Borellia burgdoferi, is the causative agent of Lyme Disease. This is a spiral bacteria . Ticks transfer the spirochetes between warm blooded mammals.
Is lyme disease a virrus?
No. It is not a virus. It is caused by 3 bacterial species of genus Borrelia
Which statement best describes why lyme disease can be treated with antibiotics while influenza cannot?
influenza is a virus and not bacteria, so antibiotics will have no effect. Lyme's disease is a bacteria so they do work
What is the difference between disease disease?
Every disease is an illness but not every illness is a disease (A disease is not a virus, parasite, etc but an illness could be)
Is Lyme disease a active or hidden virus?
Lyme disease can be dormant for years and become an active infection due to high fever, stress or other health problems or conditions. Lyme disease that is active can be treated with antibiotics and become dormant.Lyme can be considered a "hidden" disease due to the fact that it can be in a dormant state for years.For more information about Lyme disease, go to www.lyme.org and http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
Who is lyme Disease name after?
it was named after a town in Connecticut because all these people were getting lyme disease...me my mom and my step dad all had lyme disease
What is the bibliography for Lyme disease?
what is bibliography of lyme disease
What is a synonym for pathogen?
bacterium, bug, disease, microbe, microorganism, parasite, plague, virus, germ
