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Bacteria that cause Lyme disease, primarily Borrelia burgdorferi, typically range in size from about 0.2 to 0.5 micrometers in diameter and can be several micrometers long. They are spiral-shaped, which is characteristic of spirochetes. Their small size allows them to survive and move through various environments, including the bodies of ticks and their mammalian hosts.
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Is Lyme disease is communicable disease?
Lyme disease is comunicable. it can be spread from one person to another.
Can you get Lyme disease from mouse droppings?
Mouse dropping can carry disease, but Lyme disease is not one of those.
Do all deer ticks carry Lyme's disease?
No. Some brown deer ticks do carry the spirochete that causes Lyme disease. Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The spirochete is transmitted from one animal to another through the bite of the infective tick.
How and where is lyme disease spread?
Lyme disease is spread by ticks. Lyme disease can be pretty much everywhere.
Who was the first to discover Lyme disease?
According to the Lyme Disease Foundation, the disease has been in the United States for over one hundred years.
Where can I get information on chronic lyme disease?
One can get information on chronic lyme disease by seeing their family doctor. He or she will know all the details and can also recommend one all possible treatments. One can also find information on chronic lyme disease on sites like web MD.
Can you get lyme disease from removing a tick?
Yes. Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The spirochete is transmitted from one animal to another through the bite of the infective tick.
Could some get Lyme disease from drinking water with a tick in it?
It is unlikely to contract Lyme disease from drinking water with a tick in it, as the bacteria that causes Lyme disease is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected tick. Ingesting a tick is not a common route of transmission for this disease. However, it is always best to carefully inspect drinking water and avoid consuming it if there is a tick present.
Can you pass on lyme disease to your baby?
Possibly. Reportedly there is some risk of Lyme disease passing across the placenta from pregnant mother to the unborn child. In men and women who are not pregnant, Lyme disease cannot be passed on. **** Lyme disease CAN be Passed from PERSON to PERSON. My family and I have Lyme disease. That is how we acquired it and unfortunatley passed it through birth to our children.Lyme disease and the co-infections have been found in bodily fluids, including breast milk.
What can happen if Lyme Disease is not treated?
Lyme Disease affects every system of the human body. There can be severe problems that can occur if Lyme Disease is not treated. One of the worse outcomes of untreated Lyme Disease is paralysis.
Does lyme disease spread?
Yes. Lyme disease is a tick borne illness that is transmitted from one animal to another through the bite of an infective tick. Lyme disease is a multi-system bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The spirochete is transmitted by the tick.
Is lyme disease an std?
No. Lyme disease is a tick-borne infectious disease.While it may be possible to get Lyme disease through sexual intercourse with an infected person, there is still research being done to prove or disprove this theory.It is not, however, a sexually transmitted disease.Some say Lyme Disease can not be sexually transmitted and that Lyme Disease is transmitted through a tick that is infected with it. However, research has proven that the lyme bacterium can be transmitted through any biting insect not just ticks. Also one of the lyme bacterium is a spirochete (Borrelia Berdorfi). A well known sexually transmitted disease is syphilis which is a spirochete.Till further studies prove this wrong I would assume that Lyme can be transmitted through the sharing of body fluids.
