Conclusions Our study using multiple detection methods confirms that MD is a true somatic illness associated with Borrelia spirochetes that cause Lyme disease. Further studies are needed to ...

Lyme disease is spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is not contagious or spread from one person to another through touch or saliva. The bacteria that cause Lyme disease can live in the blood.

Lyme disease vaccine appears to be the most effective management option for the prevention of Lyme disease. Although administration of the adjuvanted formulation of Lyme disease vaccine (LYMErix ...

Common tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Lyme disease is the most well-known, caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, and is ...

Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and even Powassan virus. So, whether you're venturing out into the wilderness or just going out ...

Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is the size of a poppy seed. After a feeding, it can triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Lyme disease ...

But the numbers of blacklegged ticks, the main transmitters of the Lyme disease bacteria, are growing, she said. Vett Lloyd, a biology professor at Mount Allison University, says her lab's ...

Lyme borreliosis, or Lyme disease, remains the most prevalent, affecting approximately 476,000 individuals annually. Human-driven changes in climate and ecosystems have expanded the habitat of ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

Conclusion: Where surveillance aims to document changes in tick-borne disease risk over time and space ... constituting the active surveillance zone targeted Footnote a by the provincial Lyme disease ...

9:30am Tick biology and new tools to guide anti-tick efforts ...