Definitions

1. Lyme disease is a tick born disease which can cause lameness, kidney failure and heart disease in dogs. (Web site)
2. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection transmitted to humans by the bite of a deer tick.
3. Lyme disease is a tick borne illness caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, transmitted by deer ticks.
4. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection resulting from the bite of an infected deer tick. (Web site)
5. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by a bite of an infected deer tick or western black-legged tick.

Spirochete Borrelia Burgdorferi

1. Lyme disease (transmitted by deer ticks) is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.

Bacterial Organism

1. Lyme disease (Borrelia) Lyme disease is caused by a bacterial organism, Borrelia burgdorferi.
2. Lyme Disease is caused by a bacterial organism known as Borrelia Bugdorferi. (Web site)

Contracting Lyme Disease

1. Avoiding areas in which ticks are found can reduce the probability of contracting Lyme disease.
2. Cool, wet weather in the spring and fall increases your pet's risk of contracting Lyme disease. (Web site)

Tick-Borne Diseases

1. Excellent resource site for Lyme Disease and other tick-borne diseases.

Tick-Borne Disease

1. In fact, Rowley says chances of getting Kawasaki are greater than Lyme disease, and yet this tick-borne disease isn't nearly as big a mystery.

Bacterium Borrelia Burgdorferi

1. Lyme disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted through the bite of an infected deer tick.
2. Lyme disease infection is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, carried by deer ticks. (Web site)

Syphilis

1. Diseases caused by spirochaetes include the following: syphilis, yaws, leptosporosis, and Lyme disease. (Web site)

Canine Lyme Disease

1. Therefore, this C 6 ELISA was both sensitive and specific for the serodiagnosis of canine Lyme disease and could be used with vaccinated dogs.
2. Canine Lyme Disease: This is a spirochete (Borrelia) that is transmitted by ticks.
3. Canine Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that develops in dogs.

Genus Borrelia

1. Lyme disease is a tick-borne illness which occurs when a tick bite transfers bacteria from the genus Borrelia to a human host.
2. Lyme disease is caused by spirochetal bacteria from the genus Borrelia, which has well over three hundred known genomic strains.
3. Species of the genus Borrelia cause human and animal infections, including Lyme disease, relapsing fever, and epizootic bovine abortion.

Borrelia Burgdorferi

1. Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia hermsii are both spirochetes that cause Lyme disease and and relapsing fever, respectively.
2. Lyme disease is caused by the spirochete bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, that is transmitted through deer tick bites.
3. A few are pathogens of animals Treponema pallidum is the agent of syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease, and Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme Disease.

Number

1. Lyme disease, in particular, has attracted national attention and is now the number one arthropod-borne disease in the United States.

Belonging

1. Lyme disease is caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia, which are carried by deer ticks.
2. Excerpt: Lyme disease, or lyme borreliosis, is an emerging infectious disease caused by at least three species of bacteria belonging to the genus Borrelia.

Body Systems

1. Lyme disease can affect multiple body systems and produce a range of symptoms. (Web site)

Chronic Lyme Disease

1. People who experience recurrent bouts of symptoms over time are said to have chronic Lyme disease. (Web site)

Signs

1. Signs of chronic Lyme disease consist of recurrent, intermittent arthritis.
2. Most of the signs of Lyme Disease are reported in the spring to fall, when tick populations are the highest.

Leprosy

1. This category of dysesthesias can include conditions such as amyloidosis, Charcot-Marie-Tooth syndrome, diabetes, leprosy, syphilis, and Lyme disease.
2. Diphtheria and leprosy are now rare in the United States, but Lyme disease is on the rise.

Skin

1. Lyme disease found in deer ticks cannot be transmitted once the body is removed even if the mouthparts break off and are still in the skin. (Web site)

Stage

1. If Lyme disease is unrecognized or untreated in the early stage more severe symptoms may occur. (Web site)
2. The risk for acquiring Lyme disease varies, depending on what stage in its life cycle a tick has reached. (Web site)

Stages

1. In the early stages (stage one) of Lyme disease, your physician may prescribe the antibiotic amoxicillin.
2. Some symptoms associated with the later stages of Lyme disease in humans have also been reported in rare instances in dogs. (Web site)
3. Lyme disease can be treated successfully in these early stages with antibiotics.

Northern Hemisphere

1. Lyme disease or Lyme borreliosis is the most common vector-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere.
2. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in the Northern Hemisphere. (Web site)

Concern

1. The debate over Lyme disease testing remains a heated one, with concern over both false-positives and false-negatives (see Diagnosis).

Serious

1. Lyme disease is more serious for humans than for dogs. (Web site)
2. Lyme disease is far more serious for people than for dogs.

Parasite

1. Lyme disease is a medical condition that is the result of an infectious micro-organism being passed into the bloodstream from a parasite, most often a tick.
2. Curiously, the same parasite commonly known as the deer tick also is found in southern states, where Lyme disease is comparatively rare. (Web site)

Malaria

1. Other persistent infections include recurrent ear infection in children, tuberculosis, Lyme disease, Chlamydia and malaria. (Web site)

Heart

1. Lyme disease is a vector-borne illness that can affect numerous organ systems during the early disseminated phase, including the heart.

Certain Types

1. A bacterial illness, such as strep throat (caused by the streptococcus bacterium) or Lyme disease (a bacterial infection spread by certain types of ticks).

Age

1. Lyme disease can affect people of any age. (Web site)
2. There may be age, breed, and genetic differences in the susceptibility of dogs to Lyme disease, but little is known yet about these factors. (Web site)

Recommended

1. The dog is the domestic animal at greatest risk, and it has been recommended as a sentinel animal for human Lyme disease (7, 19).

Europe

1. In Europe, another bacterium, Borrelia afzelii, also causes Lyme disease.
2. Lyme disease statistics for Europe can be found at Eurosurveillance website. (Web site)

Plague

1. Gram-negative bacteria include E. coli and the bacteria that cause gonorrhea, typhoid fever, rickettsial fever, cholera, syphilis, plague, and Lyme disease.

Illnesses

1. April 1, 2007 -- Abstract Often Lyme disease (LD) patients are initially diagnosed with other illnesses, such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Salmonella

1. The plague was a zoonosis, as are salmonella, tetanus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and Lyme disease. (Web site)
2. RDT&E upon diseases such as hepatitis A, B and C, influenza A, Lyme disease, dengue fever and salmonella takes place in BSL-2 labs. (Web site)

Doxycycline

1. Taking antibiotics, including a single dose of doxycycline, after a known tick bite has been shown to reduce the risk of contracting Lyme disease. (Web site)

Inflammatory Diseases

1. Inflammatory diseases (such as Perthes' disease), (Lyme disease), and all chronic forms of arthritis (e.g. (Web site)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

1. These side effects may vary from rheumatoid arthritis and all the major symptoms of lyme disease to acute kidney failure. (Web site)

Carriers

1. Ticks are carriers of a number of diseases, including Lyme disease. (Web site)
2. These small creatures can be quite dangerous to humans as they are carriers of Lyme disease.

Animals

1. Lyme disease, also known as Borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease of animals, including humans, caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. (Web site)
2. In humans, dogs, and many other animals, infection with Borrelia burgdorferi results in the pathology of Lyme Disease.
3. Lyme disease is caused by bacteria which are transmitted to animals by ticks.

Inflammation

1. Inflammation in the blood vessels, which may develop from conditions such as syphilis, Lyme disease, vasculitis, or tuberculosis.

Myocarditis

1. Although rare, myocarditis can also be caused by the germ that causes Lyme disease.

Area

1. If Lyme disease is a concern in your area, talk to your vet about vaccinations. (Web site)
2. Where Lyme disease is a problem, or if the animal is traveling to an area where Lyme disease occurs, vaccinate at 12 and 15 weeks and then yearly.

Blood

1. Spirochetes isolated from the blood of two patients with Lyme disease.
2. After four weeks, people with Lyme disease usually have antibodies against B. burgdorferi in their blood. (Web site)

Kidneys

1. In severe cases, Lyme disease can affect the heart, kidneys, and nervous system. (Web site)

Rubella

1. Myocarditis may also occur during or after other viral or bacterial infections such as polio, rubella, Lyme disease, and others.

Blood Test

1. A blood test for Lyme Disease is recommended in dogs six months of age or older if they have not been previously vaccinated.
2. We do a blood test annually on dogs to check for heartworm disease, Lyme disease, Ehrlichia canis, and Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

Pets

1. It is important to note that neither Borrelia burgdorferi nor Lyme disease can be transmitted directly from one person to another, or from pets to humans. (Web site)
2. Effective help for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses in pets. (Web site)

Veterinarians

1. Vaccinating for Lyme disease is considered optional by most veterinarians.

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