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Lyme Disease: Symptoms, Transmission, and Treatments
Written by Christian NordqvistReviewed by University of Illinois-Chicago, School of Medicine
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Last updated: Thu 8 September 2016
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Lyme disease, also known as borreliosis, is an infection by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. The bacterium is transmitted to humans when they are bitten by an infected tick.
Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the United States.
The CDC registered 25,359 confirmed cases of Lyme disease and 8,102 probable cases in 2014.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/150479.php