Lyme disease
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lyme-disease-210-3184169
title:
Lyme disease
text:
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes. The most common sign of infection is an expanding red rash, known as erythema migrans (EM), which appears at the site of the tick bite about a week afterwards. The rash is typically neither itchy nor painful. Approximately 70–80% of infected people develop a rash. Early diagnosis can be difficult. Other early symptoms may include fe
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encyclopedia
description:
Infectious disease caused by Borrelia bacteria, spread by ticks
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyme_disease
date created:
2003-01-21T19:51:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-11T18:29:07Z
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