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Lyme disease is brought about by the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi. Ticks are the vectors, which carry these disease-causing bacteria. They are brown in color and are the size of the head of a pin. When the deer ticks feed on human blood they transmit the disease from one infected person to a healthy one. A tick that has fed on blood would grow several times in size. While biting a person, if the tick is quickly removed, the infection can be avoided. In areas where the disease is rampant, as many as 50% of the deer ticks are infected. These creatures are more active in the summer months. The risk factors for Lyme disease include- • Living or spending time in the woods • Spending time in grasslands • Living in mice- infested areas, as mice are the prime reservoirs of Lyme disease bacteria • Exposing skin in high –risk areas |
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