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What is the genus name for the organism that causes Lyme disease?
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What is the name of the Bacterium that causes Lyme disease and after whom is it name?
They belong to the genus called "Borrelia".The name "Lyme" disease comes from the name of two towns in southeastern Connecticut, Lyme and Old Lyme, where the disease was studied in in 1975.
Can dogs have Lyme's disease?
Lyme disease is a disease in dogs caused by infection from bacteria of the genus Borrelia. Lyme disease can affect both humans and animals, like dogs.
What type of an organism is the Lyme disease?
Burrellia
What is the Differences between babesiosis and lyme disease?
Babesiosis is an infection with Babesia organism. It is a co-infection of Lyme disease.
What type of germ causes Lyme disease?
The causative agent of Lyme Disease is Borrelia burgdorferi, a type of spirochete.For more information about Lyme disease, go to www.lyme.org and http://www.lymediseaseassociation.org
Who diagnosed lyme disease?
If your asking who discovered it, Willy Burgdorfer did. The bacteria that causes Lyme Disease, Borrelia Burgdorferi, was named after him.
Is lyme disease a virrus?
No. It is not a virus. It is caused by 3 bacterial species of genus Borrelia
What is the shape of lyme disease?
Borrelia burgdorferi, the bacterium that causes Lyme, is shaped like a corkscrew.
Can you get Lyme's from unpasteurized milk?
No, Lyme disease is caused by the organism Borrelia burgdorferi which is a spirochaete and must be carried by an arthropod (insect host)
What causes bruises with a red circle around it?
could be lyme disease
What bacteria caused lyme disease?
Lyme Disease is caused by a bacteria transmitted by ticks. In the United States, the bacteria responsible is known as Borrealia burgdorferi. In Europe, it is most often referred to as Borrelia afzelii and Borrelia garinii.There are about 11 species of the Borrelia bacteria but just 3 are known to carry the bacteria.The Borrelia carriers of this disease are Deer Ticks and Sheep ticks. When these infected ticks bite animals such as Sheep and the same is consumed by humans, we become infected with the disease.
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
